The Marriage is a comic opera in 2 acts by Bohuslav Martinů, to the composer's own libretto, after the play of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. The opera was commissioned for television by the NBC, and the NBC Opera Theatre performed the work's world premiere on their television program NBC TV Opera Theatre for a national broadcast in the United States on 2 July 1953. The opera has subsequently been adapted for the stage and recorded on CD.
| Librettist | Bohuslav Martinů (After the play of the same name by Nikolai Gogol.) |
| Date of composition | 1952 in New York, NY, United States |
| Premiered | 1953, July 2nd (The television program NBC TV Opera Theatre) |
| Type | Opera Buffa |
| Catalogue | H 341 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Baritone)
- Podkolyosin, a government official and bachelor
Voice (Soprano) - Agafya, daughter of a merchant and spinster Voice (Tenor) - Kokhkaryov, Podkolyosin's friend Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Fyokla Ivanovna, a matchmaker Voice (Contralto) - Arina, Agafya's aunt Voice (Bass) - Ivan, a government official Voice (Tenor) - Anuchkin, a retired army officer Voice (Tenor) - Zhevakin, a retired naval officer Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Stepan, Podkolyosin's servant Narrator, Recitant, Speaker - Dunyashka, Agafya and Arina's maid |
| Autotranslations beta |
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