Summary Nikolai Andreevich Rimsky-Korsakov. Pskovite
PSKOVITYANKA
Opera in three acts (six scenes)
Libretto by NA Rimsky-Korsakov based on the same drama by LA Meya
Characters:
Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible Prince Yuri Ivanovich Tokmakov, the Tsar Viceroy and the stately posadnik in Pskov Boyarin Nikita Matuta Prince Afanasy Vyazemsky Bomelius, the king’s doctor Mikhail Andreevich Tucha, posadniki son Yushko Velebin, a messenger from Novgorod Knyazhna Olga Y. Tokmakova Boyaryshnia Stepanida Matuta, Olga’s girlfriend | Bass Bass Tenor Bass Bass Tenor Bass Soprano Soprano | ||
Vlasyevna Perfilyevna | } | Mamie’s | Mezzo soprano Mezzo soprano |
Watchdog voice | Tenor |
Tysyatsky, judge, Pskov boyars, posadniki sons, oprichniki, Moscow archers, hay girls, people.
The scene of action is in the first two acts in Pskov, and in the last one – first at the Caves Monastery, then at the Mededni River.
The time is 1570.
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