The Golden Cockerel (Russian: Золотой петушок, Zolotoy petushok) is an opera in three acts, with short prologue and even shorter epilogue, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Its libretto, by Vladimir Belsky, derives from Alexander Pushkin's 1834 poem The Tale of the Golden Cockerel, which in turn is based on two chapters of Tales of the Alhambra by Washington Irving. The opera was completed in 1907 and premiered in 1909 in Moscow, after the composer's death. Outside Russia it has often been performed in French as Le coq d'or.
| Librettist | Vladimir Belsky (Based on poem "The Fairy Tale of the Little Golden Cockerel" by Alexander Pushkin) |
| Date of composition | 1907 (1906-1907) |
| Premiered | 1909, October 7th (Solodovnikov Theater) in Moscow, Russia |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 120 minutes |
| Spoken language | Russian |
| Instruments |
4x
Voice
- Tsar Dodon
Voice (Tenor) - Tsarevich Gvidon Voice (Baritone) - Tsarevich Afron Voice (Bass) - General Polkan Voice (Contralto) - Amelfa, a housekeeper Voice (Tenor) - Astrologer Voice (Soprano) - Little Golden Cockerel Voice (Soprano) - Coloratura ; Tsaritsa of Shemakha Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Introduction and Wedding Procession from the opera The Golden Cockerel
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| Autotranslations beta |
Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow: The Golden Cockerel |