A Life for the Tsar

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Ivan_Susanin
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Mikhail_Glinka
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Tsar_Nicholas_I
gptkbp:genre historical opera
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Polish_invasion_of_Russia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label A Life for the Tsar
gptkbp:influenced Russian national opera
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Baron_Georg_von_Rosen
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Antonida
gptkb:Polish_Commander
gptkb:Sobinin
gptkb:Ivan_Susanin
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Slavsya
gptkbp:notableConductor gptkb:Evgeny_Svetlanov
gptkb:Mark_Ermler
gptkb:Mikhail_Glinka
gptkbp:notableFor considered a cornerstone of Russian opera repertoire
renamed Ivan Susanin during Soviet era
gptkbp:notableLibrettoRevision gptkb:Mikhail_Glinka
gptkb:Vasily_Zhukovsky
gptkb:Nestor_Kukolnik
gptkb:Vladimir_Sollogub
gptkb:Yegor_Fyodorovich_Rozen
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:Mariinsky_Theatre
gptkb:Bolshoi_Theatre
gptkbp:notableRecording Evgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
Mark Ermler (conductor)
gptkbp:numberOfActs 4
gptkbp:originalLanguage gptkb:Russian
gptkbp:premiereDate 1836-12-09
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Bolshoi_Kamenny_Theatre,_Saint_Petersburg
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:setInPeriod gptkb:Time_of_Troubles
gptkbp:significance first Russian opera to gain international recognition
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Ivan_Susanin
gptkbp:theme patriotism
self-sacrifice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_Glinka
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6