Work Title
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Iolanta
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Alternative. Title
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Iolanthe ; Иоланта
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Name Translations
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Jolanta; Иоланта; Jolánta; Іоланта; Yolanta; Jolanthe; Јоланта; イオランタ; 约兰塔; Йоланта
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Name Aliases
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Yolanda; Iolanthe; Yolande
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174609322; LCCN: n81003191; GND: 300033303
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Composer
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.69 ; TH 11
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IPT 50
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 act:
- Introduction (Интродукция)
- Andante quasi Adagio (62 bars)
- 1. Scene and Iolanta's Arioso (Сцена и ариозо Иоланты)
- Andante semplice—Larghetto, a tempo molto rubato (147 bars)
- 2. Scene and Chorus (Сцена и хор)
- Adagio con moto—Allegro (45 bars)
- 3. Scene and Chorus (Сцена и хор)
- Moderato mosso—Moderato assai (143 bars)
- 4. Scene (Сцена)
- Allegro semplice—Andante (167 bars)
- 5. Scene and Ibn-Hakkia's monologue (Сцена и моногог Эбн-Хакиа)
- Allegro moderato—Adagio con moto (86 bars)
- 6. Scene and Robert's Aria (Сцена и ария Роберта)
- Allegro vivo—Moderato (127 bars)
- 6a. Vaudemont's Romance (Романс Водемона)
- Andante quasi Adagio (88 bars)
- 7. Scene and Duet for Iolanta and Vaudemont (Сцена и дует Иоланты и Водемона)
- Allegro non troppo—Moderato mosso (443 bars)
- 8. Scene (Сцена)
- Allegro vivo—Allegro agitato (226 bars)
- 9. Finale (Финал)
- Allegro non troppo—Moderato assai (276 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1891
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First Performance.
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1892-12-18 — St. Petesburg, Maryinsky Theatre
- Konstantin Serebryakov (King René)
Leonid Yakovlev (Robert) Nikolay Figner (Vaudemont) Arkady Chernov (Ibn-Hakkia) Vasily Karelin (Almerik) Yalmar Frei (Bertrand) Medea Figner (Iolanta) Mariya Kamenskaya (Marta) Aleksandra Runge (Brigitta) Mariya Dolina (Laura)
Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1892 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson.
- Full score, 285 pages. Plate 17613.
- also 2nd edition, with corrections
- 3rd edition, including No.6a (1907)
- Vocal score (arr. Taneyev), 189 pages. Plates 17616 to 17625.
- also 2nd edition, with corrections
- 3rd edition, including No.6a (1907)
- Piano (arr. Langer), 100 pages. Plate 17626.
1893 — Vaudemont's Romance (No.6a), full score (separate publication).
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Librettist
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Modest Tchaikovsky (1850–1916)
- after Vladimir Zotov (1821–1896) and Henrik Hertz (1798–1870)
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Language
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Russian
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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90 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, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- King René (Король Рене) (bass)
Robert (Роберт) (baritone) Vaudemont (Водемон) (tenor) Ibn-Hakkia (Эбн-Хакиа) (baritone) Almerik (Альмерик) (tenor) Bertrand (Бертран) (bass) Iolanta (Иоланта) (soprano) Marta (Марта) (contralto) Brigitta (Бригитта) (soprano) Laura (Лаура) (mezzo-soprano)
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 harps, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on 'Iolanta'
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External Links
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Tchaikovsky Research Wikipedia article Iolanta - Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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