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Tchaikovsky, PeterMazeppa (Original edition) (1881-83) 165'
Opera in three acts (six scenes)

Music Text  
Libretto by the composer and Viktor Burenin after Alexander Pushkin's epic poem 'Poltava'; German version by Alfred Simon (R,G)

Scoring
S,M,3T,Bar,2B; chorus; 3.2(II=corA).2.0-4.2(II=crt).3.1-timp.perc(2)-harp-strings; On-stage: banda
Cyrillic vocal material with German phonetic notation available upon request


For full details on this stagework, including synopsis and roles, please visit our Opera section.


World Premiere
2/15/1884
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoi Opera


Recommended Recording
Nikolai Putilin/Irina Loskutova/Sergei Alexashkin/Larissa Dyadkova/Viktor Lutsiuk/Viacheslav Luhanin/Vladimir Zhivopistsev/Nikolai Gassiev/Kirov Opera/Valery Gergiev
Philips 462 206-2

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