The Fair at Sorochyntsi (Russian: Сорочинская ярмарка, Sorochinskaya yarmarka, Sorochyntsi Fair) is a comic opera in three acts by Modest Mussorgsky, composed between 1874 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto, which is based on Nikolai Gogol's short story of the same name, from his early (1832) collection of Ukrainian stories Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka. The opera remained unfinished and unperformed at Mussorgsky's death in 1881.
| Librettist | Modest Mussorgsky (Based on Nikolai Gogol's short story) |
| Date of composition | 1880 (1874-1880. The opera remained unfinished and unperformed at Mussorgsky's death in 1881.) in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Premiered | 1913, October 8th in Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Opera |
| Instruments |
Voice (Bass)
- Cherevik
Orchestra Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Khivrya, Cherevik’s wife Voice (Tenor) - Afanasiy Ivanovich, a priest’s son Voice (Bass-Baritone) - Kum Voice (Soprano) - Parasya, Cherevik’s daughter, Khivrya’s stepdaughter Voice (Bass) - The gypsy Voice (Bass) - Chornobog Chorus/Choir - Market-women, merchants, Gypsies, Jews, Cossacks, lads, lasses, guests Silent Role - Market-women, merchants, Gypsies, Jews, Cossacks, lads, lasses, guests Voice (Tenor) - Gritsko, a peasant lad |
| Arrangements |
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Sergei Rachmaninov: Paraphrase of Mussorgsky: Gopak from The Fair at Sorochyntsi
● Modest Mussorgsky: Fair Scene from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair ● Modest Mussorgsky: Gopak of the Merry Lads from the opera Sorochyntsi Fair |
| Autotranslations beta |
Modeste Moussorgski: The Fair at Sorochyntsi Modest Petrovič Musorgskij: The Fair at Sorochyntsi Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgski: The Fair at Sorochyntsi |