Composer: | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
Librettist: | Vladimir ivanovich Bel'sky after Aleksandr Pushkin |
Premiere: | 3 November 1900, Moscow (Solodovnikov Theatre) |
Language: | Russian |
Synopsis: | Tsaar Saltan Synopsis |
Libretto: | Not entered yet. |
Translation(s): | Not entered yet. |
The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Russian: Skazka o Tsare Saltane) is an opera in four acts with a prologue, seven scenes, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky, and is based on the poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The opera was composed in 1899-1900 to coincide with Pushkin's centenary, and was first performed in 1900 in Moscow, Russia.
Tsar Saltan | Bass |
Tsaritsa Militrisa | Soprano |
Tkachikha | Mezzo-Soprano |
Povarikha | Soprano |
Babarikha | Contralto |
Tsarevich Gvidon | Tenor |
Tsarevna Swan-Bird | Soprano |
Old grandfather | Tenor |
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