| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts, with overture |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1874 |
| Work Title | Vakula the Smith |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Кузнец Вакула, Ночь перед Рождеством, Vakoula le Forgeron, Wakula der Schmidt, The Smith Vakula, Christmas Eve |
| Name Translations | Il fabbro Vakula; Vakula el herrero; Vakoula le Forgeron; Vakula, o ferreiro; Вакула-кузнец; |
| Name Aliases | Кузнец Вакула; Kuznets Vakula; Smith Vakula |
| Authorities | Wikipedia |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.14 |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IPT 138 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts, with overture |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1874 |
| First Publication. | 1876 |
| Librettist | Yakov Polonsky (1819-1898) |
| Language | Russian |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voices, chorus, orchestra |
The composer revised this opera later under the title "Cherevichki."
Information from front cover of original edition of 1876:
Кузнец Вакула (Ночь перед Рождеством)
Опера в 3-х действиях -- Текст Я. Полонского -- Музыка П. Чайковского
Vakoula le Forgeron -- opéra comique de P. Tschaikowsky
Wakula der Schmidt -- komische Oper von P. Tschaikowsky
Vakula the Smith -- (Christmas Eve) -- Opera in 3 acts -- Text by Yakov Polonsky -- Music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano-vocal score arranged by the composer, as engraved and published in Vol. 35 of the composer's Polnoe sobranie sochinenii, edited by V. Vasilyev (1956), with added supplement. Plate M. 5858 Г.
(Original edition published in 1876 by P. Jurgenson, in Moscow.) This Soviet edition includes a supplement consisting primarily of the segments of the full orchestral score of Vakula the Smith which were omitted from the revised version, entitled Cherevichki. (The full orchestral score of Vakula the Smith was not published during the composer's lifetime.)
