Work Title
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The Maid of Pskov
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Alternative. Title
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Псковитянка ; Ivan le Terrible : La Psokvitaine ; Pskovityanka ; Ivan the Terrible*
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Name Translations
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Псковитянка; La Pskovitaine; Псков'янка; La donzella de Pskov; La fanciulla di Pskov; La dama de Pskov; A pszkovi lány; La ragasóla 'd Pskov; プスコフの娘; Pskovanino; 普斯科夫的女子; Flickan från Pskov; Das Mädchen von Pskow; "Псковитянка"; המשרתת מפסקוב
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Name Aliases
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Псковитянка (опера); La criada de Pskov; La noia de Pskov; La knabino el Pskov; プスコフの乙女; Pskowitjanka; Die Pskowerin; 普斯科夫的女仆; 普斯科夫的姑娘
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186725717; LCCN: no98092765; GND: 300533896; BNF: 13917928w; BNE: XX3385804
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Composer
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Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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INR 27
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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3 acts, 6 scenes
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1868–72 A ; 1876–77 B ; 1891–92 C ; 1898–1901 D (standard version)
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First Performance.
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1873-01-13 A in St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre
- Osip Petrov (Ivan)
Ivan Melnikov (Tomkakov) Vasily Vasilyev II (Matuta) Vladimir Sobolev (Vyazemsky) Dmitry Orlov (Tucha) Yuliya Platonova (Olga) Darya Leonova (Vlasyevna) Eduard Nápravník (conductor)
1895-04-18 C in St. Petersburg, Panayev Theatre
- Mikhail Koryakin (Ivan)
Mikhail Lunacharsky (Tomkakov) Feodosiya Velinskaya (Olga) Alina Dore (Vlasyevna) Ivan Davydov (conductor)
1901-10-23 D in Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre
- Fyodor Chaliapin (Ivan), Ippolit Altani (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1872 A, 1892 C – St. Petersburg: V. Bessel
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Librettist
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Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), after Lev Mey (1822-1862)
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Language
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Russian
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
- Cast
- Ivan the Terrible - Иван Грозный (bass)
Prince Tokmakov - Князь Токмаков (bass) Priness Olga - Ольга (soprano) Boyar Matuta - Боярин Матута (tenor) Boyaryna Stepanida Matuta - Боярыня Степанида Матута (Стеша) (soprano) Mikhail Tucha - Михайло Туча (tenor) Prince Vyazmesky - Князь Вяземский (bass) Bornelius - Бомелий (bass) Yushko Velebin - Юшко Велебин (bass) Vlasyevna - Власьевна (mezzo-soprano) Perfulyevna - Перфильевна (mezzo-soprano)
- Mixed chorus (SATB)
- Judges, Pskovian boyars, governor's sons, oprichniks,
Muscovite Streltsy, maidens, people
- Orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
- bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
- 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, percussion, harp, strings
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Related Works
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Versions B and D include the The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga, Op.54 as a prologue. Rimsky-Korsakov also wrote separate incidental music to accompany Mey's drama of the same name (1877, rev.1881–82).
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External Links
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Wikipedia article The Maid of Pskov - Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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Extra Information
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*Ivan the Terrible used for a "1894" 3-act revision published by Boosey in 1914.
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