Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина, Hovánščina, sometimes rendered The Khovansky Affair; since the ending -ščina is pejorative) is an opera (subtitled a 'national music drama') in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The work was written between 1872 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto based on historical sources. The opera was unfinished and unperformed when the composer died in 1881.
| Librettist | Modest Mussorgsky (Based on historical sources) |
| Date of composition | 1880 (1872-1880. Unfinished) |
| Premiered | 1886, February 21st in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Type | Opera |
| Approx. duration | 170 minutes |
| Instruments |
Orchestra
6x Voice Chorus/Choir |
| Arrangements |
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Dmitri Shostakovitch: Re-orchestration of Mussorgsky's Opera Khovanshchina, Op. 106
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| Autotranslations beta |
Modeste Moussorgski: Khovanshchina Modest Petrovič Musorgskij: Khovanshchina Modest Petrowitsch Mussorgski: Khovanshchina |