The Tsar’s Bride
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The Tsar’s Bride is a late-19th-century Russian opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, known for its dark tale of jealousy and intrigue at the court of Ivan the Terrible and its richly lyrical, folk-influenced score.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | play by Lev Mei ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 57 ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| era | late Romantic period ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCompany | Private Russian Opera (Moscow) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Bessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Russian opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ romantic opera ⓘ |
| hasBaritoneRole | Gryaznoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBassRole | Sobakin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFemaleLeadRole | Marfa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMezzoSopranoRole | Lyubasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Oprichniki (Ivan the Terrible’s guards) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTenorRole | Lykov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted | Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| librettist | Il’ya Tyumenev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
folk-influenced
ⓘ
late-Romantic ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
intrigue
ⓘ
jealousy ⓘ love ⓘ poisoning ⓘ |
| notableAria | “Sumnïy den” (Marfa’s mad scene) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Grigory Gryaznoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lykov NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyubasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Marfa Sobakina NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobakin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark dramatic plot
ⓘ
integration of folk elements into classical form ⓘ psychological characterization ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Russian operatic repertoire ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | late 19th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1899-10-22 (O.S.) ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Solodovnikov Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
court of Ivan the Terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
colorful orchestration
ⓘ
rich lyricism ⓘ use of Russian folk idioms ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 16th century ⓘ |
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