Work Title
|
Демон
|
Alternative. Title
|
Der Dämon. Phantastische Oper
|
Name Translations
|
Deemon; Demon; El demonio; El dimoni; Il Demone; [9 more...]Le Démon; デーモン (オペラ); Der Dämon; Demonul; Demonen; Demônio (ópera); השד; 惡魔; Démon
|
Authorities
|
WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183451088; LCCN: n82227793; GND: 7596275-5
|
Composer
|
Rubinstein, Anton
|
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
|
IAR 16
|
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
|
3 acts, 7 tableaux, with prologue and epilogue: [more...]
-
- Introduction
- Tableau 1
- Chorus of various spirits
- Monologue of the Demon and duet (with the Angel)
-
- Tableau 2
- Chorus of maidens and scene of Tamara
- Tableau 3
- Men's chorus and romance of Prince Sinodal
- Men's chorus ("Nochen'ka...")
- Arioso of Prince Sinodal
-
- Entr'acte
- Tableau 4
- Chorus of guests
- Grace-chorus
- Men's dance
- Women's dance
- First romance of the Demon ("Ne plach', ditja")
- Second romance of the Demon ("Na vozdushnom okeane")
- Scene of Gudal and chorus of the guests
-
- Tableau 5
- Entr'acte
- Scene and duet (Demon and Angel)
- Tableau 6
- Romance of Tamara ("Noch' tepla") and scene with the Demon
-
- Demon and Angel
- Tableau 7
- Apotheosis
|
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
|
1871
|
First Performance.
|
1875-01-25 in St. Petersburg Hopfoper
- Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
|
First Publication.
|
1876 (St. Petersburg)
|
Librettist
|
Pavel Viskovatov (1842-1905) and Apollon Maykov (1821–1897) after the story by Mikhail Lermontov
|
Language
|
Russian
|
Average DurationAvg. Duration
|
2 hours
|
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
|
Romantic
|
Piece Style
|
Romantic
|
Instrumentation
|
voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
|
External Links
|
Wikipedia article Preface by Oliver Fraenzke, July 2016
|
Extra Information
|
According to Fraenzke, by the time the work was finished, both librettists had dissociated themselves with the project.
|