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Christmas Eve (Lysenko)

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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
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

See also

  1. ^ Лисенко, Микола (1953). Різдвяна ніч (in ukr) (piano-vocal score ed.). Kyiv: Mystetstvo. pp. [10].{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)