The Demon
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Opera: Work details
| Composer: |
Anton Grigor'yevich Rubinstein |
| Librettist: |
Pavel Alexandrovich Viskovatov |
| Work definition: |
Opera in a prologue, three acts and apotheosis |
| Title notes: |
Also known as 'The Dyemon' |
| Based on: |
Based on the poem 'The Demon' by Mikhail Yur'yevich Lermontov |
| Language: |
Russian |
| Notes: |
First performed at Covent Garden in Italian, translated by G Vacotti.
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| World premiere: |
13 January 1875, Mariinsky Theatre, St Petersburg |
| ROH premiere: |
21 June 1881, Royal Italian Opera |