Christmas Eve (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

For the concert suite from this work, see Christmas Eve (suite).

		Movements/Sections 4 acts, 9 tableaux Composition Year 1894–95 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Russian language

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (10)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (0)

Vocal Scores

 Complete score
*#32505 - 21.83MB, 296 (iv, 292) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1259x⇩

PDF scanned by Google (Harvard)
Carolus (2009/6/9)

Language:

Russian

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff, 1895. Plates 1087 1091 (preliminaries), 1091 (score), 1291–1299 (additional numbers for 9 selections)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Includes color scan of chromolithograph title-page

Purchase:

Javascript is required for this feature.

 Preliminaries and Act I, Tableau 1
*#21522 - 6.87MB, 39 (i-ii, #1-37) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 548x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act 1, Tableau 2
*#21523 - 6.02MB, 36 (#38-73) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 274x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act II, Tableau 3
*#21524 - 7.24MB, 43 (#74-116) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 131x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act II, Tableau 4
*#21525 - 8.98MB, 60 (#117-176) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 125x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act III, Tableau 5
*#21526 - 2.20MB, 13 (#177-189) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 134x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act III, Tableau 6
*#21527 - 3.26MB, 23 (#190-212) pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 149x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act III, Tableau 7
*#21528 - 4.26MB, 28 (#213-240) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 153x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act III, Tableau 8
*#21529 - 2.34MB, 13 (#241-253) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 126x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

 Act IV, Tableau 9
*#21530 - 6.05MB, 39 (#254-292) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 135x⇩

PDF scanned by Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (2008/8/28)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Full score. Plate 1087.
Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Orchestral parts. Plate 1088.

Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Choral parts. Plate 1089.
Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Solo voice parts. Plate 1090.
Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Vocal score. Plate 1091.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This copy lacks covers and title page; some pencil marks translate names of characters and captions.

Purchase:

Javascript is required for this feature.

Arrangements and Transcriptions

See also: Christmas Eve (suite)

Javascript is required to submit files.

General Information

Work Title	Christmas Eve
Alternative Title	Ночь перед Рождеством

Composer	Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Movements/Sections	4 acts, 9 tableaux
Year/Date of Composition	1894–95
First Performance	1895-12-10 – St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre: Mariya Piltz (Empress), Vladimir Mayboroda (Mayor), Mikhail Koryakin (Chub), Yevgeniya Mravina (Oksana), Mariya Kamenskaya (Solokha), Ivan Yershov (Vakula), Fyodor Stravinsky (Panas), Grigory Ugrinovich (Deacon), Nikolay Klimov (Patsyuk), Mitrofan Chuprynnikov (Devil), Eduard Nápravník (conductor).
First Publication	1895 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Full score. Plate 1087. 1895 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Orchestral parts. Plate 1088. 1895 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Choral parts. Plate 1089. 1895 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Solo voice parts. Plate 1090. 1895 – Leipzig: M.P. Belaieff. Vocal score. Plate 1091.
Librettist	Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908), after Nikolay Gogol (1809–1852)
Language	Primarily Russian; some Ukrainian and Russian Church Slavonic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Empress (Царица) (mezzo-soprano) ; Mayor (Голова) (baritone) ; Chub (Чуб) (bass) ; Oksana (Оксана) (soprano) ; Solokha (Солоха) (contralto) ; Vakula (Вакула) (tenor) ; Panas (Панас) (bass) ; Deacon (Дьяк) (tenor) ; Patsyuk (Пацюк) (bass) ; Devil (Чёрт) (tenor) + mixed chorus (SATB) + orchestra.
Related Works	See also the Suite of four extracts from the opera (1903).
External Links	Wikipedia article
Extra Information	Vocal score arranged by Rimsky-Korsakov and his wife Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova.