Written 1877 | First performance 27 December 1898 | |
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Native title Russian: Боярыня Вера Шелога, Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga Based on drama by Lev Alexandrovich Mey Similar The Maid of Pskov, Mlada, Pan Voyevoda, Kashchey the Deathless, Servilia | ||
Nikolai rimsky korsakov boyarinya vera sheloga overture
The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga (Russian: Боярыня Вера Шелога, Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga) is an opera in one act by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the libretto, which he based on the drama by Lev Alexandrovich Mey. The opera was composed in 1898 from material omitted from Rimsky-Korsakov's first opera, The Maid of Pskov (1873).
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- Nikolai rimsky korsakov boyarinya vera sheloga overture
- Performance history
- Synopsis
- Recordings
- References
The work was first performed in Moscow in 1898. It was later used as a prologue to The Maid of Pskov in a 1901 performance.
Performance history
The premiere performance took place in Moscow on 27 December 1898 at the Solodovnikov Theater. As a one-act opera, it was first given in the US on 9 May 1922 in New York.
Synopsis
Place: Pskov, RussiaTime: 1555Vera's husband has been away on a campaign. In the meantime, she has given birth to Olga.
She confesses to her unmarried sister, Nadezhda, of having been wooed by a man who passed through earlier (the man turns out to have been Ivan the Terrible), and that the baby is not her husband's.
As this conversation ends, Vera's husband finally returns, surprised by the presence of the baby. Upon his demand to know where the baby came from, Nadezhda saves her sister by claiming to be the mother.
Recordings
Audio Recordings (Mainly studio recordings)
Source: www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk