CDLIVa. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Nikolai (1844-1908)
Stage set design for Act IV, Scene 2
Rimsky loved long titles.
The 14th of Rimsky's 15 operas, The Legend is one of his most adventurous harmonic experiments and looks ahead to many of the ideas further explored within the following decade by Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
The time is the summer of the 6751st year of the creation of the world.
The place is an unspecified location beyond the Volga River.
The time is the summer of the 6751st year of the creation of the world.
The place is an unspecified location beyond the Volga River.
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Introduction
Introduction
Act I
Fevroniya. Ah, you forest, my forest
Fevroniya. Ah, you forest, my forest
Fevroniya. Where are you, my dear friends
Fevroniya, Prince Vsevolod. Don't be afraid of the shaggy beast
Prince Vsevolod, Fevroniya. I have no time to sit, mistress
Prince Vsevolod, Fevroniya. Whose child are you, where have you come from?
Fevroniya. Dearest, how can you live without joy
Prince Vsevolod, Fevroniya. Hail to thee, lips of honey
Prince Vsevolod, Fevroniya. My little dove
Marksmen, Prince Vsevolod. As soon as the marksmen came out
Fevroniya, Prince Vsevolod. Oh! Oh, come back, dearest!
Marksmen. He was driving the wild animals into the open field
Poyarok, Fevroniya, Marksmen. Where did you come from, maiden?
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