| Work Title
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The Power of the Fiend
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| Alternative. Title
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Вражья сила
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| Name Translations
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La Puissance de l'ennemi; Вража сила; Forța răului; Onda makter; El poder del diable; Il potere del Male; Des Feindes Macht; Síla přátelství; 恶魔的力量
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| Authorities
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Wikipedia
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| Composer
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Serov, Aleksandr
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IAS 5
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 acts
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1867-1871
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| First Performance.
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1871-04-19 (OS), St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
- Darya Leonova (Spiridonovna)
Mikhail Sariotti (Yeryomka)
Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
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| Librettist
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Aleksandr Ostrovsky (1823-1886), original play
- Pyotr Kalashnikov (1828–1897) and Alexander Zhokhov (1840–1872), reworking the play into a libretto
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| Language
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Russian
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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, orchestra
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| External Links
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wikipedia:The Power of the Fiend
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