Work Title
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The Snow Maiden
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Alternative. Title
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Снегурочка ; Schneeflöckchen ; Jeune fille de neige
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Name Translations
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Schneeflöckchen; Снегурочка; La doncella de nieve; La donzella de neu; Hópelyhecske; Sneguročka; Snégourotchka; Снігуронька (опера); A Donzela da Neve; Ձյունանուշիկը; 雪女郎-春天的童話; Snöflickan; Snegurotška; 雪娘 (オペラ); נערת השלג; Sněhurka
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Name Aliases
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La noia de neu; Снегурочка (опера); 雪姑娘
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Authorities
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Wikipedia; GND: 300130988
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Composer
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INR 70
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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prologue, 4 acts:
Version B
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- Scene of Spring-Beauty and the Birds
- Introduction
- Recitative and Aria of Spring
- Recitative
- Song and Dance of the Birds
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- Introduction
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Lel'
- First Song of Lel'
- Second Song of Lel'
- Arietta of Snowmaiden
- Scene and Arietta of Kupava
- Wedding Rite
- Scene of Kupava and Snowmaiden
- Finale
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- Chorus. Song of the Blind Gusli-Players
- Scene of the Tsar and Bermyata
- Duet of the Tsar and Kupava
- Public Proclamation
- Solemn Procession of Tsar Berendey
- Hymn of the Berendeyans
- Cavatina of the Tsar [with scene and concluding chorus]
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- Scene in the Forest Reserve
- Roundelay and Song of the Beaver
- Cavatina of the Tsar
- Dance of the Skomorokhi
- Third Song of Lel'
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Mizgir'
- Arioso
- Scene of Lel', Kupava, and Snowmaiden
- Trio
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- Introduction
- Scene of Snowmaiden and Spring
- Chorus of Flowers
- Duet of Snowmaiden and Mizgir'
- Finale
- Concluding Chorus
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1880–81 A ; 1895 B
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First Performance.
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1882-02-10 A in St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
- Mikhail Vasilyev (Tsar Berendey)
Mikhail Koryakin (Bermyata) Mariya Kamenskaya (Spring Beauty) Fyodor Stravinsky (Frost) Feodosiya Velinskaya (The Snow Maiden) Vasily Vasilyev (Bobyl Bakula) Olga Schröder (Bobylikha) Anna Bichurina (Lel) Mariya Makarova (Kupava) Ippolit Pryanishnikov (Mizgir) Pavel Dyuzhikov (First Herald) Vladimir Mayboroda (Second Herald) Vladimir Sobolev (Wood-Sprite) Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1881 A - St. Petersburg: V. Bessel 1898 B – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel.
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Librettist
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Composer, after Aleksandr Ostrovsky (1823–1886)
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Language
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Russian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Tsar Berendey - Царь Берендей (tenor)
Bermyata - Бермята (bass) Spring Beauty - Весна-Красна (mezzo-soprano) Frost - Мороз (bass) The Snow Maiden - Снегурочка (soprano) Bobyl Bakula - Бобыль Бакула (tenor) Bobylikha - Бобылиха (mezzo-soprano) Lel - Лель (contralto) Kupava - Купава (soprano) Mizgir - Мизгирь (baritone) First Herald - 1-ый бирюч (tenor) Second Herald - 2-ой бирюч (bass) Tsar's page - Царский отрок (mezzo-soprano) Wood-Sprite - Леший (tenor) Maslenitsa - Масленица (bass)
Mixed Chorus (SATB) Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
- bass clarinet, 2 bassoons
- 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, cymbals, tam-tam, piano, harp, strings
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Related Works
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The Snow Maiden (suite) - 1895 concert suite for orchestra
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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