Iolanta
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Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric opera
ⓘ
one-act opera ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| actsAsCompanionPieceTo | The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | King René’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Henrik Hertz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Tchaikovsky’s last opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | TH 67 ⓘ |
| characterType | blind princess ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Imperial Theatres of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1891–1892 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | P. Jurgenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late-Romantic Russian opera ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist | Modest Tchaikovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| librettoAdaptation | free adaptation of Henrik Hertz’s play ⓘ |
| librettoSourceLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Count Vaudémont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibn-Hakia NERFINISHED ⓘ King René NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Iolanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | lyrical, through-composed ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Ibn-Hakia (baritone)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iolanta (soprano) NERFINISHED ⓘ King René (bass) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaudémont (tenor) ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 69 ⓘ |
| orchestration | romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Иоланта NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pairedWithAtPremiere | The Nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A blind princess, unaware of her blindness, discovers sight and love through the intervention of a foreign knight and a physician-philosopher. ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1892-12-18 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Provence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | continuous one-act opera without breaks ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
blindness and spiritual awakening
ⓘ
royal family drama ⓘ |
| theme |
discovery of sight
ⓘ
faith and healing ⓘ transformative power of love ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
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