Demon

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"Demon" is a romantic opera by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on Mikhail Lermontov’s poem about a fallen spirit who falls tragically in love with a mortal woman.

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instanceOf opera
romantic opera
basedOn Demon (poem)
linked to: The Demon
basedOnWorkAuthor Mikhail Lermontov
character Angel
Demon
Prince Sinodal
Tamara
Tamara's father
characterType mortal woman
supernatural being
composer Anton Rubinstein
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
firstPerformanceTheatre Mariinsky Theatre
firstPublicationDate 1870s
genre romantic opera
hasTypeOfEnding tragic ending
historicalContext 19th-century Russian opera
influencedBy Mikhail Lermontov's poem Demon
Russian Romantic literature
language Russian
librettist Konstantin Zvantsev NERFINISHED
Pavel Viskovatov
mainCharacter Demon
Tamara
notableAria Na nebe zhizni novoy
Ona menya ne lyubit
numberOfActs 3
orchestration full Romantic orchestra
originalLanguageTitle Демон
linked to: The Demon
originalMedium stage work
periodOfSetting medieval times
placeInComposerOeuvre one of Anton Rubinstein's most famous operas
premiereCity Saint Petersburg
premiereDate 1875-01-25
premiereLocation Mariinsky Theatre
setting Caucasus
Georgia
structure 3 acts
style late Romantic
subject fallen spirit
tragic love
theme conflict between good and evil
doomed love
redemption
timePeriodOfComposition 1870s
titleInRussian Демон
linked to: The Demon
vocalForces mixed chorus
orchestra
soloists

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Demon (opera) mainCharacter Demon
subject linked to: Demon
Demon (opera) character Demon
subject linked to: Demon