Iolanta
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky · premiered 1892 · at Mariinsky Theatre
Iolanta, Op. 69, (Russian: Иоланта ) is a lyric opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It was the last opera he composed. The libretto was written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, and is based on the Danish play Kong Renés Datter (King René's Daughter) by Henrik Hertz, a romanticised account of the life of Yolande de Bar. In the original Danish play, the spelling of the princess's name was "Iolanthe", later adopted for the otherwise unrelated Gilbert and Sullivan operetta of that name. The play was translated by Fyodor Miller and adapted by Vladimir Zotov. The opera received its premiere on 18 December 1892 in Saint Petersburg.
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About the Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Mazeppa (1639)
- Eugene Onegin (1825)
- Cherevichki (1885)