The Golden Cockerel

The Golden Cockerel (??????? ??????? in Russian, Zolotoy Petuschok in transliteration) is an opera in three acts by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to a Russian libretto by Vladimir Ivanovich Belsky, based on the 1834 poem by Pushkin. First performance: Nezlobin Theatre in Moscow on September 24, 1909.

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Russian - Transliteration - Opera - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Libretto - Vladimir Ivanovich Belsky - Pushkin - Nezlobin Theatre - Moscow - September 24 - 1909

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Previously, the opera was commonly performed in French under the still recognized title Le Coq d'Or. Nowadays, the opera is almost exclusively sung in Russian. The Golden Cockerel is part of the standard operatic repertoire. There are several recordings of it, and it is occasionally performed.

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