| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 acts |
|---|---|
| Composition Year | 1860 |
| Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | Дети степей, или Украинские цыгане |
|---|---|
| Alternative. Title | Children of the Steppes, or the Ukrainian Gypsies |
| Name Translations | The children of the steppes; I bambini della steppa |
| Authorities | Wikipedia |
| Composer | Rubinstein, Anton |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IAR 35 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 acts |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1860 |
| First Publication. | 1861 (Leipzig) |
| Librettist | Salomon Hermann Mosenthal (1821–1877) after C. Beck's verse novel "Janko, the Hungarian Herdsman" |
| Language | German; Russian singing translation by Apollon Grigoryev (1822–1864) |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voices, chorus, with orchestra |
| External Links | RISM 452502773 (1861 ms copy of full score. Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin.) |
This opera was premiered 23 February 1861 in Vienna at the Kärtnertor Theater. The Russian version was first performed in Moscow on 10 February 1867. Jurgenson published a piano-vocal score in 1887.