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Category: Russian opera

89. A Life for the Tsar (Mikhail Glinka)

Ivan Susanin.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Mikhail Glinka, Russian composers, Russian opera 5 Comments December 11, 2023August 26, 2025 3 Minutes

80. Kamenny Gost {The Stone Guest} (Alexander Dargomyzhsky)

A declamatory Russian take on the Don Juan legend, eschewing operatic conventions.

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composers, Russian opera 2 Comments August 13, 2018August 26, 2025 5 Minutes

48. Мазепа (Mazeppa) (Tchaikovsky)

Was Ivan Mazepa, Hetman of the Ukraine, villain or patriot?

Nicholas Fuller 19th century opera, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composers, Russian opera 1 Comment February 9, 2018May 10, 2024 4 Minutes

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