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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky operas
Eugene Onegin (1879)
The Queen of Spades (1890)
Iolanta (1892)

“Iolanta” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Иоланта

Premiere / date of written: 18 October 1892

The libretto was written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, and is based on the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René’s Daughter) by Henrik Hertz, a romanticised account of the life of Yolande de Bar. The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Zotov. The opera received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in St. Petersburg at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Libretti

# Language Authors
1 Russian Модест Ильич Чайковский

original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto

Notable videos

  Amateur video of Tchaikovsky's opera

Amateur video of Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta" in the courtyard of the St. Michael's Castle (Mikhailovsky Castle) of St. Petersburg, Russia, July 19, 2012.
Beautiful voices and nice acting!

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