Hymn to the Sun

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"Hymn to the Sun" is a famous coloratura aria from Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera *The Golden Cockerel*, renowned for its dazzling vocal virtuosity and shimmering orchestration.

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Hymn to the Sun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aria ⓘ
coloratura aria ⓘ
vocal composition ⓘ
associatedWork The Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn The Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED ⓘ
character Queen of Shemakha NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
firstPerformanceWorkContext The Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre opera aria ⓘ
hasCatalogueNote excerpt from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Golden Cockerel ⓘ
hasInstrumentation voice and orchestra ⓘ
hasKey (varies by edition and performance) ⓘ
hasMusicalFeatures brilliant orchestral color ⓘ
ornate melismas ⓘ
wide vocal range ⓘ
hasTempo lyrical and flowing ⓘ
hasTextAuthor Vladimir Belsky NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTheme praise of the sun ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformedIn concert excerpts from The Golden Cockerel ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecordedBy coloratura sopranos ⓘ
language Russian NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementType solo aria ⓘ
notableFor dazzling vocal virtuosity ⓘ
demanding coloratura writing ⓘ
shimmering orchestration ⓘ
operaActContext The Golden Cockerel, Act II NERFINISHED ⓘ
operaComposer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalTitle Гимн Солнцу NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf The Golden Cockerel NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Romantic music ⓘ
requires advanced coloratura technique ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
typicalVoiceRange high soprano GENERATED ⓘ
vocalType soprano ⓘ

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The Queen of Shemakha → singsAria → Hymn to the Sun ⓘ