Opera in the Repertoire · Modern
Lolita
Music by Rodion Shchedrin · libretto by Rodion Shchedrin · premiered 1994 · at Royal Swedish Opera
Lolita (Лолита) is an opera in two acts by composer Rodion Shchedrin. Composed in 1992, it uses a Russian language libretto by the composer which is based on Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name, written in English. The opera premiered in 1994 at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, using a Swedish language translation of the original libretto.
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About the Composer
Rodion Shchedrin is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Rodion Shchedrin
- Not Love Alone (1961)
- Dead Souls (1976)
- Boyarina Morozova (2006)