May Night (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

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Overture

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1895. Plate 526.1101.
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Editor Maksimilian Steinberg (1883-1946)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), Vol.2A.
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1948. Plate M. 18406-а Г.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A1923.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.[1895]. Plate 1102.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.[1895]. Plate 1102.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, n.d.[1890].
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1895. Plate 979.
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1991. Plate 14444.
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Translator Lyle K. Neff, English Text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.
Lyle K. Neff, 1982, 2009 (English Text).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

See: Potpourri de l'Opera 'La Nuit de Mai'

Schlummerlied (Act III, No.14)

For Cello and Piano (Popper)

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Arranger David Popper (1843-1913)
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.[1884]. Plate 2492.
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General Information

Work Title May Night
Alternative. Title Mайская Ночь . Die Mainacht.
Name Translations La nit de maig; La noche de mayo; Notte di maggio; Майская ночь; 可能晚上; Noapte de mai; Травнева ніч (опера); Majnatten; 五月の夜 (オペラ); Die Mainacht; Május éj
Name Aliases Maiskaja notsch; 五月的夜晚; Майская ночь (опера); Травнева ніч
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176610065; LCCN: n82166215; GND: 300548664; BNF: 139179115
Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. INR 28
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878–79
First Performance. 1880-01-21 in St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
Fyodor Stravinsky (Mayor)
Pyotr Lody (Levko)
Anna Birchurina (Mayor's sister-in-law)
Mariya Slavina (Hanna)
Vladimir Sobolyov (clerk)
Nikolay Ende (Distiller)
Ivan Melnikov (Kalenik)
Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
First Publication. 1882 - D. Rahter (vocal score) (poss. copublication with Büttner?)
  • 1882 also - piano reduction without text (Rahter. Arranged by Theodor Herbert)
  • 1893 (full score, Belaieff)
Librettist Composer, after Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852)
Language Russian
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Mayor - Голова (bass)
Levko - Левко (tenor)
Mayor's sister-in-law
Свояченица (mezzo-soprano)
Hanna - Ганна (mezzo-soprano)
Clerk - Писарь (bass)
Distiller - Винокур (tenor)
Kalenik - Каленик (baritone or high bass)
Panochka - Панночка (soprano)
Brood-Hen - Наседка (mezzo-soprano)
Raven - Ворон (soprano or mezzo-soprano)
Stepmother - Начеха (mezzo-soprano)
Mixed Chorus (SATB)
Orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Vocal score also arranged by the composer. First published in 1882. Belaieff's first publication is the first Russian publication; this time, a publisher in another country beat them to it (though it might have been a Rahter/Büttner copublication.)

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