Khovanshchina
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Khovanshchina is an unfinished historical opera by Modest Mussorgsky that portrays the political and religious turmoil in late 17th-century Russia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical opera
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opera ⓘ unfinished opera ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Five (Russian composers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | historical events in Russia ⓘ |
| composer | Modest Mussorgsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| depicts |
Moscow Uprising of 1682
NERFINISHED
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Old Believers NERFINISHED ⓘ political turmoil in Russia ⓘ reforms of Peter the Great ⓘ religious turmoil in Russia ⓘ struggle between Streltsy and government forces ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
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opera ⓘ |
| hasChorusType | large mixed chorus ⓘ |
| hasOrchestrationCompletedBy |
Dmitri Shostakovich
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrchestrationCompletedBy |
Igor Stravinsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Dmitri Shostakovich orchestration
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Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel orchestration of the finale ⓘ Rimsky-Korsakov orchestration ⓘ |
| librettist | Modest Mussorgsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dosifei
NERFINISHED
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Marfa NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Andrei Khovansky NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Ivan Khovansky NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Vasily Golitsyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaklovity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Russian nationalist music ⓘ |
| musicStyle | late Romantic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical realism
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large choral scenes ⓘ use of folk-inspired melodies ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 17th century ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between old Russia and new Russia
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political intrigue ⓘ power struggle ⓘ religious fanaticism ⓘ |
| workStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
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