The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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"The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.

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instanceOf fairy-tale opera
opera
satirical opera
basedOn The Tale of the Golden Cockerel
basedOnWorkAuthor Alexander Pushkin
catalogueNumber Op. 39
censorshipStatus subject to tsarist censorship
completionYear 1907
composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
composerDiedBeforePremiere true
compositionEndYear 1907
compositionStartYear 1906
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
firstPerformanceCity Moscow
firstPerformanceCountry Russian Empire
firstPerformanceDate 1909-10-07
firstPerformanceLanguage Russian
firstPerformanceVenue Solodovnikov Theatre
firstStagedPosthumously true
genre fairy tale
opera
satire
hasOrchestralFeature colorful percussion writing
prominent use of high woodwinds
use of leitmotifs
historicalContext reflects disillusionment with Russian autocracy
written after the Russo-Japanese War
language Russian
librettist Vladimir Belsky
mainCharacter The Astrologer
The Golden Cockerel
The Queen of Shemakha
Tsar Dodon
notableFor orchestral color
use of folk-like melodic material
vivid orchestration
numberOfActs 3
originalTitle Zolotoy petushok
Золотой петушок
partOf late works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
premiereCompany Sergei Zimin’s private opera company
setting a mythical Eastern kingdom
structure prologue
three acts
theme absolutism
critique of autocratic power
militarism
political satire

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Mariinsky Theatre notableProduction The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
The Golden Cockerel basedOn The Tale of the Golden Cockerel
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The Golden Cockerel mainCharacter The Golden Cockerel
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov notableWork The Golden Cockerel
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Vladimir Belsky notableWork The Golden Cockerel (libretto)
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Vladimir Belsky notableWork The Golden Cockerel
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Золотой петушок литературная основа поэма Александра Пушкина «Сказка о золотом петушке»
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Tsar Dodon appearsIn The Golden Cockerel
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The Astrologer appearsIn The Golden Cockerel
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The Astrologer firstAppearance The Golden Cockerel
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The Queen of Shemakha appearsIn The Golden Cockerel
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The Queen of Shemakha appearsIn Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera The Golden Cockerel
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The Queen of Shemakha firstAppearance The Golden Cockerel (1909)
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