The full Russian name of the piece is: Ба́йка про лису́, петуха́, кота́, да барана́. Весё́лое представле́ние с пе́нием и му́зыкой – (Bayka pro lisu, petukha, kota da barana. Vesyoloe predstavlenie s peniem i muzykoi – The Fable of the Vixen, the Cock, the Cat and the Ram. A burlesque for the stage with singing and music).
Original Name | Renard, Histoire burlesque chantée et jouée |
Librettist | Alexander Afanasyev (Based on Russian folk tales) |
Date of composition | 1916 |
Premiered | 1922, May 18th (Opéra de Paris) in Paris, France |
First published | 1917 in Geneva, Switzerland |
Dedicated to | Très respectueusement dédié a Madame la Princesse Edmond de Polignac |
Type | Opéra-Ballet |
Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
Spoken language | Russian |
Instruments |
Chamber orchestra
Voice (Tenor) - Cock Voice (Tenor) - Reynard the Fox Voice (Bass) - Cat Voice (Bass) - Ram |
Autotranslations beta |
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