Demon

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"Demon" is a romantic opera by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein, based on Mikhail Lermontov’s poem about a fallen spirit who falls tragically in love with a mortal woman.

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Demon canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf opera ⓘ
romantic opera ⓘ
basedOn Demon (poem) ⓘ
linked to: The Demon
basedOnWorkAuthor Mikhail Lermontov ⓘ
character Angel ⓘ
Demon ⓘ
Prince Sinodal ⓘ
Tamara ⓘ
Tamara's father ⓘ
characterType mortal woman ⓘ
supernatural being ⓘ
composer Anton Rubinstein ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
firstPerformanceTheatre Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1870s ⓘ
genre romantic opera ⓘ
hasTypeOfEnding tragic ending ⓘ
historicalContext 19th-century Russian opera ⓘ
influencedBy Mikhail Lermontov's poem Demon ⓘ
Russian Romantic literature ⓘ
language Russian ⓘ
librettist Konstantin Zvantsev NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pavel Viskovatov ⓘ
mainCharacter Demon ⓘ
Tamara ⓘ
notableAria Na nebe zhizni novoy ⓘ
Ona menya ne lyubit ⓘ
numberOfActs 3 ⓘ
orchestration full Romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalLanguageTitle Демон ⓘ
linked to: The Demon
originalMedium stage work ⓘ
periodOfSetting medieval times ⓘ
placeInComposerOeuvre one of Anton Rubinstein's most famous operas ⓘ
premiereCity Saint Petersburg ⓘ
premiereDate 1875-01-25 ⓘ
premiereLocation Mariinsky Theatre ⓘ
setting Caucasus ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
structure 3 acts ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
subject fallen spirit ⓘ
tragic love ⓘ
theme conflict between good and evil ⓘ
doomed love ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition 1870s ⓘ
titleInRussian Демон ⓘ
linked to: The Demon
vocalForces mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
soloists ⓘ

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Demon (opera) → mainCharacter → Demon ⓘ
subject linked to: Demon
Demon (opera) → character → Demon ⓘ
subject linked to: Demon