The Enchantress (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)
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*#84479 - 15.09MB, 429 pp. - (1) - V*/V*/V* - 1424x⇩
Editor:
Sergey Gorodetsky (1884–1967), revised text
Publisher Info.:
Moscow: Muzyka, 1970. Plate 6604
Copyright:
Misc. Notes:
Based on vols. 40A and 40B of Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works (1949)
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General Information
| Work Title | The Enchantress |
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| Alternative Title | Чародейка ; Die Zauberin ; The Sorceress |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 9 |
| Movements/Sections | 4 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1885–87 |
| First Performance | 1887-11-01 — St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre: Ivan Melnikov (Prince Kurlyatev), Mariya Slavina (Princess), Mikhail Vasilyev (Prince Yury), Fyodor Stravinsky (Mamyrov), Mariya Dolina (Nenila), Emillya Pavlovskaya (Kuma), Nikolay Klimov (Foka), Yelena Markovskaya (Polia), Grigory Ugrinovich (Lukash), Mikhail Koryakin (Kichiga), Vasily Vasilyev II (Paisy), Sergey Pavlovsky (Kudma), Pyotr Tchaikovsky (conductor) |
| First Publication | 1887 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score, 409 pages. Plates 13570 to 13593. 1887 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Choral parts. 1887 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement for solo piano (Aleksandra Hubert). 1901 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score. 1901 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score (revised ed.). |
| Librettist | Ippolit Shpazhinsky (1848–1917) |
| Language | Russian |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: Prince Nikita Kurlyatev (Князь Никита Курлятев) (baritone) ; Princess Yevpraksiya (Княгиня Евпраксия) (mezzo-soprano) ; Prince Yury (Княжич Юрий) (tenor) ; Mamyrov (Мамыров) (bass) ; Nenila (Ненила) (mezzo-soprano) ; Ivan Zhuran (Иван Журан) (bass-baritone) ; Nastasya/Kuma (Настасья/Кума) (dramatic soprano; Foka (Фока) (baritone) ; Polya (Поля) (soprano) ; Balakin (Балакин) (tenor) ; Potap (Потап) (bass-baritone) ; Lukash (Лукаш) (tenor) ; Kichiga (Кичига) (bass) ; Paisy (Паисий) (character tenor) ; Kudma (Кудьма) (baritone) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets (B♭, C, A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 cornets (B♭), 2 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, tambourine, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam + harp, strings |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |
| Extra Information | Vocal score also arranged by Tchaikovsky, 1886–87. |

