Russian Opera “Noch’ Pered Rozhdestvom” in Four Acts
Christmas Eve (Noch’ pered Rozhdestvom), a Russian opera by Rimsky-Korsakov: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Rimsky-Korsakov opera information.
Christmas Eve (“Noch’ pered Rozhdestvom), an opera in four acts was written by Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (March 18, 1844-June 21, 1908), composed in 1894-1895. He also wrote the libretto himself, based on a short story of the same title, “Christmas Eve,” by Nikolay Gogol’s “Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka.”
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January 7, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I LOVE RIMSKY KORSAKOV, I USED TO BE HIS NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR