Aleko
More info on Aleko
Composer: | Sergei Rachmaninov |
Librettist: | Vladimir Nemirovich-Damchenko ater the poem "Tsygany" by Aleksandr Pushkin |
Premiere: | 9 May 1893, Moscow (Bolshoi Theatre) |
Language: | Russian |
Synopsis: | Aleko Synopsis |
Libretto: | Not entered yet. |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
About the opera Aleko
Aleko is the first of three completed operas by Sergei Rachmaninoff. The Russian libretto was written by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko and is an adaptation of the poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin. The opera was written in 1892 as a graduation work at the Moscow Conservatory, and it won the highest prizes from the conservatory judges that year. It was first performed in Moscow 19 May 1892.
Roles in Aleko
| Aleko | Baritone |
| Young Gypsy | Tenor |
| Zemfira | Soprano |
| An old man | Bass |
| Gypsy woman | Contralto |
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External links for Aleko
| Sheetmusic for opera |  Sheetmusicplus.com |
| Sheetmusic for opera | Sheetmusicplus.com |
| MP3's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
| DVD/CD's for this opera | on Amazon.com |
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1Volshebnoi sloi Popularity: Opera: AlekoComposer: RachmaninovAct: Type: Voice: bassLanguage: RussianRoles: