opera "A Life for the Tsar"
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"A Life for the Tsar" is a 19th-century Russian opera by Mikhail Glinka that is often regarded as the first great Russian national opera.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| A Life for the Tsar | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
musical work
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opera ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ivan Susanin
NERFINISHED
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Zhizn za tsarya NERFINISHED ⓘ Жизнь за царя NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Ivan Susanin ⓘ |
| composer | Mikhail Glinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Tsar Nicholas I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Bote & Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
national opera
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opera ⓘ |
| hasOrchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
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choruses ⓘ ensembles ⓘ overture ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
boys’ chorus
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mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| influenced | Russian opera tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
French grand opera
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Italian opera ⓘ |
| librettist |
Mikhail Glinka
NERFINISHED
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Nestor Kukolnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Vasily Zhukovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Yegor Fyodorovich Rozen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ivan Susanin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Russian national school ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Slavsya” chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of Russian folk style into opera
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patriotic subject matter ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1836-12-09 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedAs | first great Russian national opera ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 17th century ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| subject |
defense of the tsar
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patriotism ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| usesElement |
Russian folk melodies
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patriotic choruses ⓘ |
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