The Tsar’s Bride

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The Tsar’s Bride is a late-19th-century Russian opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, known for its dark tale of jealousy and intrigue at the court of Ivan the Terrible and its richly lyrical, folk-influenced score.

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The Tsar Maiden 1
The Tsar’s Bride canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera
basedOn play by Lev Mei
catalogueNumber Op. 57
composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
countryOfOrigin Russia
era late Romantic period
firstPerformanceCompany Private Russian Opera (Moscow)
firstPublisher Bessel
genre Russian opera
opera
romantic opera
hasBaritoneRole Gryaznoy
hasBassRole Sobakin
hasFemaleLeadRole Marfa
hasMezzoSopranoRole Lyubasha
hasSubject Oprichniki (Ivan the Terrible’s guards)
linked to: Oprichnina
hasTenorRole Lykov
historicalFigureDepicted Ivan the Terrible
language Russian
librettist Il’ya Tyumenev
musicalStyle folk-influenced
late-Romantic
narrativeTheme intrigue
jealousy
love
poisoning
notableAria “Sumnïy den” (Marfa’s mad scene)
notableCharacter Grigory Gryaznoy
Lykov
Lyubasha
Marfa Sobakina
Sobakin
notableFor dark dramatic plot
integration of folk elements into classical form
psychological characterization
orchestration full symphony orchestra
partOf Russian operatic repertoire
periodOfComposition late 19th century
premiereDate 1899-10-22 (O.S.)
premierePlace Moscow
premiereTheatre Solodovnikov Theatre
setting Russia
court of Ivan the Terrible
structure four acts
styleCharacteristic colorful orchestration
rich lyricism
use of Russian folk idioms
timePeriodOfSetting 16th century

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov notableWork The Tsar’s Bride
Marina Tsvetaeva notableWork The Tsar Maiden
linked to: The Tsar’s Bride