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Composed between 1894 and 1895, Rimsky-Korsakov based his opera on a short story, "Christmas Eve", from Nikolai Gogol's 1832 collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka. [2] The story had been used as the basis for an opera at least three times previously, including for Tchaikovsky 's Vakula the Smith (1874). [ 3 ]
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Collection of Sacred Musical Compositions by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court. Four-Voice Compositions from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 22, 1883; contains 8 pieces; Collection of Sacred Musical Arrangements by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Used at the Imperial Court, Op. 22b, 1884; contains 6 hymns based on chant melodies
The success of Rimsky-Korsakov's Christmas Eve encouraged him to complete an opera approximately every 18 months between 1893 and 1908 — a total of 11 during this period. [89] He also started and abandoned another draft of his treatise on orchestration, [73] but made a third attempt and almost finished it in the last four years of his life.
He later admitted, however, to a second musical programme, drawn from a story by Anton Chekhov titled "Along the Way", in which a young girl meets an older man during a stormy, overnight stop at a roadside inn on Christmas Eve. The man shares with her the story of his life, beliefs, and past failures, as a blizzard rages on through the night.
Rimsky-Korsakov was not able to meet Berlioz due to the French composer's ill health. [15] He was, however, able to hear Berlioz conduct his Symphonie fantastique on December 7, 1867, and Harold en Italie at Berlioz's final concert on February 8, 1868. [15] Rimsky-Korsakov began work on Antar on January 21, between these two concerts. [15]
Christmas Eve (opera) G. The Golden Cockerel; K. Kashchey the Deathless; L. ... Category: Operas by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. 17 languages ...
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