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The premiere performance took place on on January 25, 1874, in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], which was then part of the [[Russian Empire]]. |
The premiere performance took place on on January 25, 1874, in [[Kyiv]], [[Ukraine]], which was then part of the [[Russian Empire]]. |
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== Brief overview<ref name=":0" /> == |
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Overture |
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=== Act 1 === |
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''Tableau 1: Chub's house in the middle [of the stage]'' |
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''Tableau 2: A street in the villiage'' |
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=== Act 2 === |
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''Entr'acte'' |
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''[Solokha's house]'' |
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=== Act 3 === |
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''An old, quaint house, decorated in an ancient style'' |
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=== Act 4 === |
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''Chub's yard'' |
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*[[Piano-vocal score]], with separately printed [[libretto]], [https://imslp.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve_(Lysenko,_Mykola) at IMSLP/Petrucci]]. |
*[[Piano-vocal score]], with separately printed [[libretto]], [https://imslp.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve_(Lysenko,_Mykola) at IMSLP/Petrucci]]. |
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Christmas Eve, or Christmas Night (Ukrainian: Різдвяна ніч), is a comic-lyric opera in four acts by 19th-century Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko. It was composed in 1872. The libretto, by Mykhailo Starytsky, is based on the short story "Christmas Eve" by Mykola (Nikolay) Gogol'.
Performance history
The premiere performance took place on on January 25, 1874, in Kyiv, Ukraine, which was then part of the Russian Empire.
Roles[1]
| Role | Voice type |
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| Chub | baritone |
| Oksana | soprano |
| Odarka | mezzo-soprano |
| Solokha | mezzo-soprano |
| Vakula | tenor |
| Patsyuk | bass |
| Mayor | bass |
| Deacon | tenor |
| Grits'ko | tenor |
| Marusya | soprano |
| Katrya | soprano |
| Tkachikha | soprano |
Brief overview[1]
Overture
Act 1
Tableau 1: Chub's house in the middle [of the stage]
Tableau 2: A street in the villiage
Act 2
Entr'acte
[Solokha's house]
Act 3
An old, quaint house, decorated in an ancient style
Act 4
Chub's yard
See also
- Piano-vocal score, with separately printed libretto, at IMSLP/Petrucci].
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