Work Title
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Cherevichki
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Alternative. Title
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Черевички ; The Slippers ; Oxana's Caprice
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Name Translations
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Черевички; Les Souliers de la reine; Trzewiczki; Gli stivaletti; A cárnő cipellője; Pantöffelchen; Les sabatilles; Pantofiorii; Tofflorna; チェレヴィチキ; 拖鞋; Tcherevitchki; Střevíčky
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Name Aliases
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Кузнец Вакула (опера); Tcherevitchki (opéra); Tscherewitschki; Čerevički; Die Pantöffelchen; Die goldenen Schuhe; Oxanas Launen; Der Pantoffelheld
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175775843; LCCN: n90642752; GND: 300428804
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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TH 8
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 23
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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4 acts, 8 scenes
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1885
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First Performance.
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1887-01-31 in Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre
- Dmitry Usatov (Vakula), Aleksandra Svyatlovskaya (Solokha), Bogomir Korsov (Devil), Ivan Matchinsky (Chub), Mariya Klimentova (Oksana), Vladimir Streletsky (Pan Golova), Petr Grigoryev (Panas), Aleksandr Dodonov (Schoolmaster), Pavel Khokhlov (His Highness), Romuald Vasilevsky (Master of Ceremonies), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1885 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score, 297 pages. Plates 6730 to 6755. 1885 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Orchestral and choral parts. 1898 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score.
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Librettist
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Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898), with additions and revisions by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) and Nikolay Chayev (1824–1914), after a story by Nikolay Gogol (1809–1852)
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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175 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
- Cast
- Vakula (Вакула) (tenor)
Solokha (Солоха) (mezzo-soprano) Chub (Чуб) (1st bass) Oksana (Оксана) (soprano) Devil (Бес) (1st bass) Schoolmaster (Школьный учитель) (tenor) Pan Golova (Пан Голова) (2nd bass) Panas (Панас) (2nd tenor) His Highness (Светлейший) (2nd bass) Master of Ceremonies (Церемониймейстер) (2nd bass) Attendant (Дежурный) (2nd tenor) Old Cossack (Старый запорожец) (2nd bass) Wood Goblin (Голос лешего) (2nd bass)
- Mixed Chorus (SATB)
- Orchestra (On-stage)
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum, harp, strings
- Wind Band (Off-stage): [in Act III, Nos.19, 23]
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Related Works
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This opera is a revised version of the composer's Vakula the Smith, Op.14
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External Links
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Wikipedia article Tchaikovsky Research
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Extra Information
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Vocal score arranged by Tchaikovsky and Aleksandra Hubert, 1885.
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