Tchaikovsky, Peter: Iolanta (Original edition) (Iolanthe / Jolanta) op. 69 (1891) 97'
Lyric opera in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the play 'King René's Daughter' by Henrik Hertz; German version by Hans Schmidt (R,G)
Scoring
2S,M,A,2T,2Bar,2B; chorus; 2.2(II=corA).2.0-4.2.3.1-timp-2harp-strings
Cyrillic vocal material with German phonetic notation available upon request.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/18/1892
Mariinski-Theater, St. Petersburg
unknown
Recommended Recording
Galina Gorchakova, Gegam Grigorian, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sergei Alexashkin, Nikolai Putilin, Larissa Dyadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, Tatiana Kravtsova, Olga Korzhenskaya, Gennadi Bezzubenkov/Kirov Opera/Valery Gergiev
Philips 442 796-2
Lyric opera in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the play 'King René's Daughter' by Henrik Hertz; German version by Hans Schmidt (R,G)
Scoring
2S,M,A,2T,2Bar,2B; chorus; 2.2(II=corA).2.0-4.2.3.1-timp-2harp-strings
Cyrillic vocal material with German phonetic notation available upon request.
Abbreviations (PDF).
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes for the world.
For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.
World Premiere
12/18/1892
Mariinski-Theater, St. Petersburg
unknown
Recommended Recording
Galina Gorchakova, Gegam Grigorian, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Sergei Alexashkin, Nikolai Putilin, Larissa Dyadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, Tatiana Kravtsova, Olga Korzhenskaya, Gennadi Bezzubenkov/Kirov Opera/Valery Gergiev
Philips 442 796-2
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