| Composer: |
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Librettist: |
Il'ya Fyodorovich Tyumenev |
| Work definition: |
Opera in four acts |
| After: |
Based on a scenario by the composer, after the drama 'The Tsar's Bride' by Lev Alexandrovich Mey. |
| Language: |
Russian |
| World premiere: |
3 November 1899, Solodovnikov Theatre, Moscow |
| ROH premiere: |
14 April 2011, The Royal Opera |
| ROH company premiere: |
14 April 2011, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |