Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakow (1844–1908) The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Skaska o zare Saltan – Original Version of the Opera Text: Vladimir Belsky
solos: SSSMezATTTBarBarBBB – choir: SSAATTBB/SSAATTBB – picc.2.2.cor ang.3(B-clar).2.dble bsn – 4.3.3.1. – timp.perc(4) – 2hp – cel – str / stage music: 3trp(6-12) – bells – dr
Did you know that the interlude between the fourth and fifth scenes of this work is the world-famous Flight of the Bumblebee?
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Duration: full evening
Text by Wladimir J. Bjelskij after Alexander Puschkin's fairytale in verse
Translation: German (A. Bernhard); (H. Kupfer); Ital. (R. Küfferle)
Place: Partly in the city Tmutarakanien, partly on the island Bujan in Russian
Characters: Tsar Saltan (bass) - Tsars Wife Militrissa (soprano) - The Weaver (mezzo-soprano) - The Baker (soprano) - Cousin Babaricha (alto) - Zarewitsch Guidon (2 Ballet Pupils, tenor) - Princess Schwanhilde (soprano) - old man (tenor) - Messenger (baritone) - Skomoroch, Court Jester (bass) - 1st Boatman (tenor) - 2nd Boatman (baritone) - 3rd Boatman (bass) - Bojaren, Royal Household, Soldiers, Boatmen, etc. (Chorus)