The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan)

Composed by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov

The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Russian: Сказка о царе Салтане, Skazka o Tsare Saltane) is an opera in four acts with a prologue (a total of seven scenes) by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The libretto was written by Vladimir Belsky, and is based on the poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. The opera was composed in 1899–1900 to coincide with Pushkin's centenary, and was first performed in 1900 in Moscow, Russia.
Librettist Vladimir Belsky (Based on the poem "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" by Aleksandr Pushkin)
Date of composition 1900 (1899-1900)
Premiered 1900, November 3rd (Solodovnikov Theatre) in Moscow, Russia
Type Opera
Approx. duration 150 minutes
Spoken language Russian
Instruments Voice (Bass) - Tsar Saltan (Saltán)
Voice (Soprano) - Tsaritsa Militrisa
Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Tkachikha (Weaver), middle sister
Voice (Soprano) - Povarikha (Cook), older sister
Voice (Contralto) - Babarikha (Old Woman), an in-law
Voice (Tenor) - Tsarevich Gvidon (Gvidón
Voice (Soprano) - Tsarevna Swan-Bird (Lyebyed)
Voice (Tenor) - Old man
Voice (Baritone) - Messenger
Voice (Bass) - Skomorokh (Jester)
Voice (Tenor) - (with Baritone and Bass) Three shipmen
Orchestra - Three shipmen
Chorus/Choir - Voices of a sorcerer and spirits, Boyars, boyarïnyas, courtiers, nurses, clerks, guards, soldiers, sailors, astrologers, runners, singers, servant men and women, male and female dancers, and people, Thirty-three knights of the sea with master Chernomor, S
Arrangements ● Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee, orchestral interlude from his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan
● Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite, Op. 57
In listings ● Famous Works
Autotranslations beta Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan)
Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan)
Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Gvidon Saltanovich and of the Beautiful Princess-Swan)