War and Peace (opera)
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War and Peace is a large-scale opera by Sergei Prokofiev, based on Leo Tolstoy’s epic novel and noted for its sweeping historical scope and rich, dramatic music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
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stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn | War and Peace (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Leo Tolstoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| firstConcertPremiereYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| firstStagedPremiereCountry | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStagedPremiereLocation | Leningrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStagedPremiereYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical opera
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lyric drama ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Rostropovich recording
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Valery Gergiev recording ⓘ |
| historicalContextOfComposition | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Soviet patriotic themes
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Stalinist cultural policy ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist |
Mira Mendelson
NERFINISHED
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Sergei Prokofiev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Field Marshal Kutuzov
NERFINISHED
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Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Natasha Rostova NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Bezukhov NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Andrei Bolkonsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive choral writing
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large cast of solo roles ⓘ large-scale orchestration ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
1961 Bolshoi Theatre production
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1972 Royal Opera House production ⓘ 2000 Mariinsky Theatre production ⓘ |
| notedFor |
blend of intimate scenes and large battle tableaux
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rich dramatic music ⓘ sweeping historical scope ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| part |
Peace (Part I)
NERFINISHED
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War (Part II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodSettingEndYear | 1812 ⓘ |
| periodSettingStartYear | 1805 ⓘ |
| premiereType |
concert premiere
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staged premiere ⓘ |
| revisedInYear |
1947
ⓘ
1952 ⓘ |
| setting |
Moscow
NERFINISHED
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Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ St Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| structure | 13 scenes ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century Russian
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
French invasion of Russia
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriotic War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian aristocracy ⓘ |
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