Mazeppa is a blood-thirsty tale of crazy love, abduction, political persecution, execution, and vengeful murder. The action takes place in Ukraine at the beginning of the 18th century. The protagonists are the historical figures Ivan Stepanovych Mazeppa (c. 1640–1709), the Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks, and Vasyl Leontiyovych Kochubey (c.1640–1708), a very prosperous Ukrainian nobleman and statesman.
Librettist | Victor Burenin (Based on Pushkin's poem "Poltava") |
Date of composition | 1883 (1881-1883) |
Premiered | 1884, February 15th (Bolshoy Theatre) in Moscow, Russia |
First published | 1883 in Moscow, Russia |
Type | Opera |
Approx. duration | 150 minutes |
Spoken language | Russian |
Instruments |
Orchestra
Voice (Baritone) - Ivan Mazepa, hetman Voice (Baritone) - Kochubey Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Lyubov, Kochubey's wife Voice (Soprano) - Mariya, Kochubey's daughter Voice (Tenor) - Andrei Voice (Bass) - Orlik, henchman Voice (Tenor) - Iskra, a friend of Kochubey Voice (Tenor) - A drunken Cossack Chorus/Choir - Cossacks, women, guests, Kochubey's servants, monks, henchmen |
Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Mazeppa Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Mazeppa Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Mazeppa |