| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Prologue and 4 acts |
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| Composition Year | A 1880–81 ; B 1895 |
| Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Related Works | See also the orchestral suite from the opera (1895). |
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| Work Title | The Snow Maiden |
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| Alternative. Title | Снегурочка ; Schneeflöckchen ; Jeune fille de neige |
| Name Translations | Schneeflöckchen; Снегурочка; La doncella de nieve; La donzella de neu; Hópelyhecske; |
| Name Aliases | La noia de neu; Снегурочка (опера); 雪姑娘 |
| Authorities | Wikipedia; GND: 300130988 |
| Composer | Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | INR 70 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Prologue and 4 acts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | A 1880–81 ; B 1895 |
| First Performance. | A 1882-02-10 – 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) |
| First Publication. | A 1881 – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel B 1898 – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel. Full score. Plate 4800. |
| Librettist | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), after Aleksandr Ostrovsky (1823–1886) |
| Language | Russian |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Voices: 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 |
| Related Works | See also the orchestral suite from the opera (1895). |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
===Contents===
Prologue
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four