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Kashchey the Deathless

For other uses, see Kashchey the Deathless (disambiguation).
Kashchey the Deathless
Opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Native title
Russian: Кащей бессмертный
LibrettistRimsky-Korsakov
LanguageRussian
Based onKoschei
Premiere
1902 (1902)
Solodovnikov Theater in Moscow

Kashchey the Deathless (subtitle: A Little Autumn Fairy Tale) (Russian: Кащей бессмертный, romanized: Kashchéy bessmértny [a], also known as Kashchey the Immortal) is a one-act opera in three scenes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by the composer,[b] and is based on a Russian fairy tale about Koschei the Deathless, an evil, ugly old wizard, who menaced principally young women. Rimsky-Korsakov perceived it as 'an autumn tale' that is juxtaposed to his previous 'spring tale', The Snow Maiden.[5] A similar fairy tale was also used by Igor Stravinsky (Rimsky-Korsakov's pupil) and Michel Fokine to create their iconic ballet, The Firebird.

The opera was composed during 1901–1902 and the work was completed in 1902.[6] It was first performed the same year in Moscow.

  1. ^ "Russian – ISO 9 transliteration system". transliteration.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Кащей Бессмертный". operalib.eu (in Russian). Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Rimskaya-Korsakova, Tatiana (2015). ""Family Chronicle" in letters, memories and documents" (PDF). old.conservatory.ru (in Russian). Musicus. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ^ "March 18 - 176 years since the birth of the composer Rimsky-Korsakov". 5TV. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "N. Rimskij-Korsakov. Kaŝej Bessmertnyj". 100oper.ru (in Russian). Sto Oper. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. ^ In 1906 the composer revised his opera and added the final chorus.


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