Talk:Khovanshchina

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Title[edit]

The usual name of the opera in English is Khovanshchina. At least this is how the Met does it. I have proposed this, and not one has objected. Thus it happens.

I support maintaining Khovanshchina as the article title for this work. Ivan Velikii 23:12, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Needed Corrections[edit]

1) Kuzka is not a baritone but a tenor. 2) Stravisky has made a final Chorus. It's not a matter of belief at all! Moreover, he and Ravel made an entire version of their own but apart of the finale it is lost. AdamChapman , 6 May 2007 (UTC) 3) Link to Russian libretto in HTML is broken. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dubsarmah (talk • contribs) 16:02, 29 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is not lost, just incomplete: they couldn't touch anything with Dosifey in it because Shalyapin refused to sing in any non-Rimsky orchestration. (Although this makes the presence of a Stravinsky orchestration for Shaklovityy's aria a little weird.) They may also have restored Musorgsky's orchestration for Marfa's song. Double sharp (talk) 05:42, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Versions by other hand[edit]

I added information about the Ravel-Stravinsky version. AdamChapman (talk) 08:46, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Chaliapin[edit]

It says here that the great basso, Chaliapin, sang the role of Dosifey in 1886. But how could he sing this part at the age of 13?! I know that Chaliapin has sung this role in the first PROFESSIONAL performance in 1897, but I suspect he had nothing to do with the premiere in 1886. AdamChapman (talk) 10:48, 21 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Recordings table per Wiki Project opera guidelines. Types of recordings noted (LP, CD, etc)[edit]

Please discuss here any reason for wanting to change this article's recordings table, given that the WP Opera guidelines for all opera articles have been followed. Viva-Verdi (talk) 00:46, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Editor User talk:50.39.178.94 objects to the reverting of his preferred format. The section has been returned to its original form. This is the place (not my "talk" page) where he/she needs to justify his/her opinion of how a "recordings" table should be set up. Then discussion can follow.

Meanwhile, he/she should be aware of the fact that a group of editors involved with the WikiProject Opera have agreed on guidelines for what a recordings table should look like:

Wikipedia:WikiProject_Opera/Article_styles_and_formats#Recordings_.28table_style.29

Every other opera article uses this format.

Any further reverting on his/her part without further discussion and consensus may be regarded as vandalism. Viva-Verdi (talk) 20:36, 22 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Final paragraph of the lede[edit]

Since there is no reference to a reliable source, the last paragraph of the lede comes off sounding like original thought or simply opining, contrary to Wikipedia policy. Is there any way to source this? If not, I believe it has to go. Heimstern Läufer (talk) 02:16, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]