Iolanthe (Tchaikovsky)

Iolanthe (Iolanta in transliteration) in an opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René?s Daughter) by Henrik Hertz. The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Rafailovich Zotov. First performance: Maryinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 1892.

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Transliteration - Opera - Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Libretto - Modest Tchaikovsky - Play - Henrik Hertz - Maryinsky Theatre - Saint Petersburg - 1892

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Iolanthe is not part of the standard operatic repertory. There are only a few recordings of it, and it is rarely performed. There is an operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan with the same name, but the stories are not related.

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Operetta - Gilbert and Sullivan - Same name

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