Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts, 4 tableaux |
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Composition Year | 1866-1869; completed after the composer's death by Cui and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Related Works | Introduction to 'The Stone Guest' by Cui (orchestral introduction - omitted here) Introduction to 'The Stone Guest' by Rimsky-Korsakov (orchestral introduction - included) |
Contents |
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⇒ 4 more: Act I, Tableau 1 • Act I, Tableau 2 • Act II (Tableau 3) • Act 3 (Tableau 4)
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Work Title | Каменный гость |
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Alternative. Title | Le convive de pierre = Der steinerne Gast |
Name Translations | Кам'яний гість (опера); Kivinen vieras; El convidat de pedra; Il convitato di pietra; El convidado de piedra; |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 180635899; GND: 300768931 |
Composer | Dargomyzhsky, Aleksandr |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IAD 10 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts, 4 tableaux |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1866-1869; completed after the composer's death by Cui and orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov |
First Performance. | 1872-02-16 (OS), St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre |
First Publication. | 1871 |
Librettist | Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837) |
Language | Russian (rev. VS of 1906 by Rimsky-Korsakov includes French and German texts) |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voices, chorus, orchestra |
Related Works | Introduction to 'The Stone Guest' by Cui (orchestral introduction - omitted here) Introduction to 'The Stone Guest' by Rimsky-Korsakov (orchestral introduction - included) |
External Links | Wikipedia article Operone.de |
Extra Information | This opera was left unfinished by Dargomyzhsky at his death. According to his wishes, Cui completed composition of the end of Act I, Tableau 1, and Rimsky-Korsakov orchestrated the entire opera. The latter also rewrote a few passages which are marked in the vocal score with Dargomyzhsky's originals. Along with Cui's orchestral introduction (published separately from the vocal score), these circumstances explain the edition of 1871. Many years later Rimsky-Korsakov re-edited and re-orchestrated the entire work and composed a new introduction; this constitutes the revised edition of 1902 and is the standard version. |