Semyon Kotko
Classification added June 21, 2016Premiered June 23, 1940
Moscow, Russia. Stanislavsky Opera Theater
Composer:
Sergei Prokofiev
Original Language:
Russian and German
Librettist:
Sergei Prokofiev and Valentin Katayev
Description:
Opera in Five Acts
Notes:
based on Katayev’s 1937 novel I, Son of Working People
Time Period:
1918
Place:
Ukraine
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Frosya | Soprano | L |
| Semyon Kotko | Tenor | L |
| Remeniuk | Bass | L |
| Tkachenko | Bass | L |
| Sofya | Soprano | F |
| Lyubka | Soprano | F |
| Mikola | Tenor | F |
| Tsaryov | Baritone | F |
| Three village women | ||
| 1 | Soprano | S |
| 2 | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| 3 | Contralto | S |
| Khivrya | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Workman | Tenor | S |
| German interpreter | Tenor | S |
| Lt. von Wierhof | Baritone | S |
| Two villagers | ||
| 1 | Baritone | S |
| 2 | Tenor | B |
| Two Haydamaks | ||
| 1 | Bass | S |
| 2 | Tenor | B |
| linebreak | ||
| Two old men | ||
| 1 | Bass | B |
| 2 | Bass | S |
| Semyon’s mother | Mezzo-Soprano | B |
| German sergeant | Baritone | B |
| Young man | Baritone | B |
| Bandura player | Bass | B |
| Ivasenko | Bass | B |
| Wierhof’s Attendant | Bass | CB |
| Four Partisans | Baritones (2) | CB |
| Basses (2) | CB |
Minimum Chorus: 48
Divisi: SATB