Composer: |
Igor Stravinsky |
Music title: |
The Nightingale (1914) |
Librettist: |
Igor Stravinsky |
Librettist: |
Stepan Mitusov |
Work definition: |
Lyric tale in three acts (scenes) |
Title notes: |
Also known as 'Le Rossignol' |
After: |
After the fairy tale 'The Nightingale' by Hans Christian Andersen |
Language: |
Russian |
World premiere: |
26 May 1914, Opéra, Paris |
ROH premiere: |
12 November 1919, Beecham Opera Company |
ROH company premiere: |
19 September 1983, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |