Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Aleko (1892) 56'
Opera in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko based on Pushkin's poem 'The Gypsies' (R)
Scoring
S,A,T,Bar,B; chorus 2.picc.2.corA.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp.perc:tgl/tamb/cyms/BD-harp-strings.
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
4/27/1893
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoi Opera / Ippolit Altani
Recommended Recording
Sergei Leiferkus/Maria Guleghina/Anatoly Kocherga/Ilya Levinsky/Anne Sofie von Otter/Gothenburg Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Neeme Järvi
Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 4532
Opera in one act
Music Text
Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko based on Pushkin's poem 'The Gypsies' (R)
Scoring
S,A,T,Bar,B; chorus 2.picc.2.corA.2.2-4.2.3.1-timp.perc:tgl/tamb/cyms/BD-harp-strings.
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
4/27/1893
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Bolshoi Opera / Ippolit Altani
Recommended Recording
Sergei Leiferkus/Maria Guleghina/Anatoly Kocherga/Ilya Levinsky/Anne Sofie von Otter/Gothenburg Opera Orchestra and Chorus/Neeme Järvi
Deutsche Grammophon DG 453 4532
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