| Work Title
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Mavra
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| Alternative. Title
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Opéra bouffe en 1 acte d’après A. Pouchkine
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| Name Translations
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Мавра; マヴラ
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| Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 178671293; GND: 300157967; BNF: 139199616
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| Composer
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Stravinsky, Igor
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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K039
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IIS 96
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 act (14 sections):
- Overture
- Parasha's song
- Hussar's gypsy song
- Dialogue
- The mother's song
- Dialogue
- Duet
- Dialogue
- Quartet
- Dialogue
- Duet
- Dialogue
- Mavra's song
- Coda
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1921-23
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| First Performance.
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1922/06/03 by the Diaghilev Company at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris
- Oda Slobodskaja (Parasha)
Hélène Sadovène (Neighbour)
Soja Rossowskaja (Mother)
Bélina Skoupewski [Stefano Bielina] (Hussar)
Léopold Survage (Scenery and the Costumes)
Bronislawa Nijinska (Staging)
Serge Grigoriew (Direction)
Gregor Fitelberg (Conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1925 – Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag
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| Librettist
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Boris Kochno (1904-1990)
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| Language
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Russian
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| Dedication
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A la mémoire de Aleksandr Pushkin, Mikhail Glinka et Pyotr Tchaikovsky
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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25 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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4 voices, orchestra
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| InstrDetail
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Cast
- Parasha (soprano)
The Neighbour (mezzo-soprano)
The Mother (contralto)
The Hussar (tenor)
Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet (E♭), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, strings
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| External Links
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Kirchmeyer Catalog
Wikipedia article
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