Cherevichki (Russian: Черевички, Cherevichki, Čerevički, The Slippers; alternative renderings are The Little Shoes, The Tsarina's Slippers, The Empress's Slippers, The Golden Slippers, The Little Slippers, Les caprices d'Oxane, and Gli stivaletti) is a comic-fantastic opera in 4 acts, 8 scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It was composed in 1885 in Maidanovo, Russia. The libretto was written by Yakov Polonsky, and is based on the story "Christmas Eve", part of a collection called Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, by Nikolai Gogol. The opera is a revision of Tchaikovsky's earlier opera Vakula the Smith. The work was first performed in 1887 in Moscow.
| Librettist | Yakov Polonsky (Based on the story "Christmas Eve", part of a collection called Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, by Nikolai Gogol) |
| Date of composition | 1885 |
| Premiered | 1887, January 31st (Bolshoy Theatre) in Moscow, Russia |
| First published | 1885 in Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 175 minutes |
| Spoken language | Russian |
| Arrangement of | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Vakula the Smith, Op. 14 |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Vakula, a smith
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Solokha, Vakula's mother, a witch Voice (Bass) - Chub, an elderly Cossack Voice (Soprano) - Oksana, Chub's daughter Voice (Bass) - A devil from Hell, a fantastic character Voice (Tenor) - Schoolmaster Voice (Bass) - Pan Golova, Chub's crony Voice (Tenor) - Panas, Chub's crony Voice (Bass) - His Highness Voice (Bass) - Master of Ceremonies Voice (Tenor) - Attendant Voice (Bass) - Old Cossack Voice (Bass) - Wood Goblin Chorus/Choir - Mixed Chorus ; Lads, lasses, elders, gusli-players, rusalki, wood-sprites, echo, spirits, court ladies and gentlemen, Zaporozhtsy Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski: Cherevichki Pëtr Il'ič Čajkovskij: Cherevichki Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski: Cherevichki |