Genre: Opera
Duration: 156 minutes (approximate)
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Introduction
Act 1
Act 2
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 3
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Act 4
Scene 1
Scene 2
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1940-1941
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Premiere:
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03-Nov-1946, Kirov Theater, Leningrad, conducted by Boris Khaikin.
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Libretto:
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Sergei Prokofiev and Mira Mendelson, from the play The Duenna by Richard Sheridan
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Vocal Roles: Don Jerome (tenor), Ferdinand (baritone), Louisa (soprano), Duenna (contralto), Antonio (tenor), Clara D'Almanza (mezzo-soprano), Mendoza (bass), Don Carlos (baritone), Pere Augustine (bass), Pere Elustaphe (tenor), Pere Chartreuse (bass), Pere Benedictine (bass), 1st Novice (tenor), 2nd Novice (tenor), Lauretta (soprano), Rosnia (soprano), and Lopez (tenor).
Orchestration: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, english horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion (triangle, wood blocks, tambourine, snare drum, maracas, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam), harp, and strings.
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Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Alexei Maslennikov, Mikhail Krutikov, Lyudmila Sergienko
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bolshoi Theater Orchestra, Bolshoi Theater Chorus
Catalog Num: Melodiya 60318
Release Date: 1998
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Prokofiev: Betrothal in a Monastery / Gergiev, Diadkova, etc
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Larissa Diadkova, Nikolai Gassiev, et al.
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Orchestra/Ensemble: Kirov Theater Orchestra, Kirov Theater Chorus
Catalog Num: Philips 462107
Release Date: April 14, 1998
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Eterna - Prokofjew: Die Verlobung im Kloster - Highlights
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Annelies Burmeister, Eberhard Büchner, et al.
Conductor: Herbert Kegel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Leipzig Radio Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Chorus
Catalog Num: Berlin Classics 2081
Release Date: April 25, 1994
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Prokofiev - Enfant Terrible - A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Composer(s): Sergei Prokofiev
Artist(s): Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Andrei Gavrilov (piano), Galina Gorchakova (soprano), Mischa Maisky (cello), Keith Puddy (clarinet), Sviatoslav Richter (piano), et al
Conductor: André Previn, Seiji Ozawa, Claudio Abbado, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev, et al.
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, et al.
Catalog Num: London/Decca 473443
Release Date: April 8, 2003
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