| Work Title
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Огненный ангел [The Fiery Angel]
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| Alternative. Title
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Opera in 5 acts
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| Composer
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Prokofiev, Sergey
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.37
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ISP 95
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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5 acts, 7 scenes
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1919-27
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| First Performance.
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1928-06-14 in Paris: Opéra (abridged version)
- voices, orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky (conductor)
1954-11-25 in Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (complete, concert premiere)
- voices, chorus, orchestra, Charles Bruck (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1927 - Berlin: Gutheil*
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| Copyright Information
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The French translation by Mikhail Fyorodovich Astrov (1907–1996) cannot be posted here.
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| Librettist
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Composer
- after Ognenny Angel (published 1907-08) by Valery Bryusov (1873-1924)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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125 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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- 3 flutes (2, 3 also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
- bass clarinet, 3 bassoons (3 also contrabassoon)
- 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba,
timpani, percussion (bass drum, cymbals, snare drum, tamtam,
castanets, tambour, off-stage bell, triangle), 2 harps, strings
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| Related Works
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Symphony No.3, Op.44
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| External Links
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Wikipedia article
Boosey Full Score information
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| Extra Information
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*Published in 1927 as vocal score with German text only by Gutheil, printed by Delanchy-Dupré. Edition prepared in advance of a cancelled Berlin premiere and used for rehearsal. Reportedly a reproduction of a copyist manuscript made of Prokofiev's original piano-vocal arrangement.
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