Prince Igor (Russian: Князь Игорь, Knyaz' Igor') is an opera in four acts with a prologue, written and composed by Alexander Borodin. The composer adapted the libretto from the Ancient Russian epic The Lay of Igor's Host, which recounts the campaign of Rus' prince Igor Svyatoslavich against the invading Cuman ("Polovtsian") tribes in 1185. He also incorporated material drawn from two medieval Kievan chronicles. The opera was left unfinished upon the composer's death in 1887 and was edited and completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov. It was first performed in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1890.
| Librettist | Alexander Borodin (Adapted from the Ancient Russian epic "The Lay of Igor's Host") |
| Date of composition | 1887 (1869-1887. Unachieved upon the composer's death in 1887 and was edited and completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov.) |
| Premiered | 1890, November 4th (Mariinsky Theatre) in Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Approx. duration | 210 minutes |
| Spoken language | Russian |
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Orchestra
Voice (Baritone) - Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversky Voice (Soprano) - Yaroslavna, Igor's wife by his second marriage Voice (Tenor) - Vladimir Igorevich, Igor's son from his first marriage Voice (Bass) - High ; Galitsky (Vladimir Yaroslavich), Prince of Galich, brother of Princess Yaroslavna Voice (Bass) - Konchak, Polovtsian khan Silent Role - Gzak, Polovtsian khan Voice (Contralto) - Konchakovna, daughter of Khan Konchak Voice (Tenor) - Ovlur, a Christian Polovtsian Voice (Bass) - Skula, a gudok-player Voice (Tenor) - Yeroshka, a gudok-player Voice (Soprano) - Yaroslavna's nurse Voice (Soprano) - A Polovtsian maiden Chorus/Choir - Russian princes and princesses, boyars and boyarynas, elders, Russian warriors, maidens, people, Polovtsian khans, Konchakovna's girlfriends, slaves of Khan Konchak, Russian prisoners, Polovtsian sentries |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Alexandre Borodine: Prince Igor Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin: Prince Igor Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin: Prince Igor |