Khovanshchina

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Khovanshchina is an unfinished historical opera by Modest Mussorgsky that portrays the political and religious turmoil in late 17th-century Russia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical opera
opera
unfinished opera
associatedWith The Five (Russian composers)
basedOn historical events in Russia
composer Modest Mussorgsky
countryOfOrigin Russia
depicts Moscow Uprising of 1682
Old Believers
political turmoil in Russia
reforms of Peter the Great
religious turmoil in Russia
struggle between Streltsy and government forces
firstPerformanceCountry Russia
firstPerformanceLanguage Russian
firstPerformanceLocation Saint Petersburg
genre historical drama
opera
hasChorusType large mixed chorus
hasOrchestrationCompletedBy Dmitri Shostakovich
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
hasOrchestrationCompletedBy Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Ravel
hasVersion Dmitri Shostakovich orchestration
Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel orchestration of the finale
Rimsky-Korsakov orchestration
librettist Modest Mussorgsky
mainCharacter Dosifei
Marfa
Prince Andrei Khovansky
Prince Ivan Khovansky
Prince Vasily Golitsyn
linked to: Vasily Golitsyn

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movement Russian nationalist music
musicStyle late Romantic
notableFor historical realism
large choral scenes
use of folk-inspired melodies
originalLanguage Russian
partOf Russian operatic repertoire
settingPlace Russia
settingTime late 17th century
structure prologue and five acts
theme conflict between old Russia and new Russia
political intrigue
power struggle
religious fanaticism
workStatus unfinished

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Modest Mussorgsky notableWork Khovanshchina