Iolanta

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Iolanta is a one-act lyric opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky that tells the story of a blind princess who discovers sight and love.

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instanceOf lyric opera
one-act opera
opera
actsAsCompanionPieceTo The Nutcracker
basedOn King René’s Daughter
basedOnAuthor Henrik Hertz
cataloguedAs Tchaikovsky’s last opera
catalogueNumber TH 67
characterType blind princess
commissionedBy Imperial Theatres of Russia
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
compositionPeriod 1891–1892
firstPerformanceCountry Russian Empire
firstPublisher P. Jurgenson
genre lyric opera
opera
historicalContext late-Romantic Russian opera
language Russian
librettist Modest Tchaikovsky
librettoAdaptation free adaptation of Henrik Hertz’s play
librettoSourceLanguage Danish
mainCharacter Count Vaudémont
Ibn-Hakia
linked to: Ibn al-Qariḥ

King René
linked to: René le Bon

Princess Iolanta
musicalStyle lyrical, through-composed
notableRole Ibn-Hakia (baritone)
Iolanta (soprano)
King René (bass)
Vaudémont (tenor)
numberOfActs 1
opusNumber Op. 69
orchestration romantic orchestra
originalTitle Иоланта
linked to: Princess Iolanta
pairedWithAtPremiere The Nutcracker
plotSummary A blind princess, unaware of her blindness, discovers sight and love through the intervention of a foreign knight and a physician-philosopher.
premiereDate 1892-12-18
premierePlace Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
linked to: Mariinsky Theatre
settingPeriod 15th century
settingPlace Provence
structure continuous one-act opera without breaks
subjectMatter blindness and spiritual awakening
royal family drama
theme discovery of sight
faith and healing
transformative power of love
vocalForces mixed chorus
solo voices

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