Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Александр Невский) is the score composed by Sergei Prokofiev for Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 film Alexander Nevsky. The subject of the film is the 13th century incursion of the knights of the Livonian Order into the territory of the Novgorod Republic, their capture of the city of Pskov, the summoning of Prince Alexander Nevsky to the defense of Rus', and his subsequent victory over the crusaders in 1242. The majority of the score's song texts were written by the poet Vladimir Lugovskoy.
| Librettist | Vladimir Lugovskoy and Sergei Prokofiev |
| Date of composition | 1939 (Prokofiev composed a film music in 1938, rearranged in cantata in 1939) |
| Premiered | 1939, May 17th in Russia, Moscow by Sergei Prokofiev |
| Type | Cantata |
| Catalogue | Op. 78 bis |
| Approx. duration | 40 minutes |
| Arrangement of | Sergei Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Sergueï Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky, cantata, Op. 78 bis Sergej Sergeevič Prokof'ev: Alexander Nevsky, cantata, Op. 78 bis Sergei Sergejewitsch Prokofjew: Alexander Nevsky, cantata, Op. 78 bis |