Khovanshchina

Opera: Work details

Composer: Modest Petrovich Musorgsky
Music title: Khovanshchina, Op. 116
Librettist: Modest Petrovich Musorgsky
Librettist: Vladimir Vassilievich Stassov
Orchestrator: Dmitry Shostakovich
Work definition: 'National music drama' in five acts
Language: Russian
Notes: Musorgsky's original work was left unfinished and unorchestrated at his death in 1881. Rimsky-Korsakov orchestrated the work for its premiere in 1886. This version was then modified by Ravel and Stravinsky for a production given at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, in 1913. Later, Shostakovich created his own orchestration, which appeared first in a film version in 1959 and was staged at the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad, in 1960.
World premiere: 25 November 1960, The Kirov Opera, Kirov Theatre, Leningrad
ROH premiere: 18 June 1963, Covent Garden Opera Company
ROH company premiere: 18 June 1963, Covent Garden Opera Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Productions
Khovanshchina (1960) The Kirov Opera (5 performances online)
Khovanshchina (1963) Covent Garden Opera Company (4 performances online)

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