| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 acts, 8 scenes |
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| Composition Year | 1885 |
| Genre Categories | Comic operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
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| Work Title | Cherevichki |
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| Alternative. Title | Черевички ; The Slippers ; Oxana's Caprice |
| Name Translations | Черевички; Les Souliers de la reine; Trzewiczki; Gli stivaletti; A cárnő cipellője; |
| Name Aliases | Кузнец Вакула (опера); Tcherevitchki (opéra); Tscherewitschki; Čerevički; Die Pantöffelchen; |
| Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175775843; LCCN: n90642752; GND: 300428804 |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TH 8 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 23 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 acts, 8 scenes |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1885 |
| First Performance. | 1887-01-31 in Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre
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| First Publication. | 1885 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Vocal score, 297 pages. Plates 6730 to 6755. 1885 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Orchestral and choral parts. 1898 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Full score. |
| Librettist | Yakov Polonsky (1819–1898), with additions and revisions by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) and Nikolay Chayev (1824–1914), after a story by Nikolay Gogol (1809–1852) |
| Language | Russian |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 175 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: Vakula (Вакула) (tenor) ; Solokha (Солоха) (mezzo-soprano) ; Chub (Чуб) (1st bass) ; Oksana (Оксана) (soprano) ; Devil (Бес) (1st bass) ; Schoolmaster (Школьный учитель) (tenor) ; Pan Golova (Пан Голова) (2nd bass) ; Panas (Панас) (2nd tenor) ; His Highness (Светлейший) (2nd bass) ; Master of Ceremonies (Церемониймейстер) (2nd bass) ; Attendant (Дежурный) (2nd tenor) ; Old Cossack (Старый запорожец) (2nd bass) ; Wood Goblin (Голос лешего) (2nd bass) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭, A, C), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (F, E), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum + harp, strings Offstage: wind band [in Act III, Nos.19, 23] |
| External Links | Tchaikovsky Research |
| Extra Information | Vocal score arranged by Tchaikovsky and Aleksandra Hubert, 1885. |