Fair at Sorochintsk, The
Classification added November 25, 2015Premiered December 30, 1911 (orig.)
St. Petersburg. Comedia Theatre
Composer:
Modest Moussorgsky
Original Language:
Russian
Librettist:
Modest Moussorgsky
Description:
Opera in III Acts
Notes:
Left unfinished at the time of the composer’s death, without the greater part of the last act, and unorchestrated. Text founded on an episode from Gogol’s “Evenings on a Farm near Dekanka”.
Version classified here is N. Tcherepnin’s (1923)
Time Period:
19th Century
Place:
Sorochinsk (Little Russia) Ukraine
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Tcherevik, an old countryman | Bass | L |
| Parassia, his daughter | Soprano | L |
| Khivira, his wife | Mezzo-Soprano | L |
| Gritzko, a young countryman | Tenor | L |
| The Priest's Son | Tenor | F |
| The Compere, Tcherevik's Crony | Bass | F |
| The Gypsy | Bass | S |
| 1st Guest | Tenor | B |
| 2nd Guest | Tenor | B |
| 3rd Guest | Bass | B |
Minimum Chorus: 32
Divisi: SATB