Vakula The Smith
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First performance | December 6, 1876 |
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Written | 1874 |
Composers | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Librettist | Yakov Polonsky |
Languages | Russian |
Adapted from | Christmas Eve |
Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka | |
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ID | 2174753 |
About Vakula The Smith
Vakula the Smith, Op. 14, is an opera in 3 acts, 8 scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto was written by Yakov Polonsky and is based on Nikolai Gogol's story Christmas Eve. It was written for composer Alexander Serov, who died in 1871 leaving only fragments of an opera on the subject.