The Golden Age or The Age of Gold (Russian: Золотой век, Zolotoi vek), Op. 22, is a ballet in three acts and six scenes by Dmitri Shostakovich to a libretto by Alexander Ivanovsky. Choreographed by Vasili Vainonen (first act), Leonid Jacobson (second act), and V. Chesnakov (third act), it premiered on 26 October 1930 at the Kirov Theatre.
| Original Name | Zolotoy vek |
| Librettist | Alexander Ivanovsky |
| Date of composition | 1930 (1929-1930) |
| Premiered | 1930, October 26th (Mariinsky Theatre) in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Type | Ballet |
| Catalogue | Op. 22 |
| Approx. duration | 143 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Arrangements |
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Dmitri Shostakovitch: Suite from "The Age of Gold", Op. 22a
● Dmitri Shostakovitch: Polka from The Golden Age, Op. 22a |
| Autotranslations beta |
Dmitri Chostakovitch: The Golden Age, Op. 22 Dmitrij Šostakovič: The Golden Age, Op. 22 Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch: The Golden Age, Op. 22 |