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The Tsar’s Bride

Opera

Writers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Songs

Overture

Act One - The Feast

Scene 1

Scene 2

  • Scene ‘Д� вот и гости� / 'Da vot i gosti' - Gryaznoy, Malyuta, Bomelius, Lykov, Chorus
  • Aria Lykov ‘ино� все, н люди� / ‘Inoe vse, n lyudi� - Lykov, Gryaznoy, Chorus

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Хозяи�! Приказал бы ты� / 'Khozyain! Prikazal by ty' - Malyuta, Gryaznoy, Lykov, Chorus
  • Подблюдная песня 'Слава' / Sublime Song ‘Glory� - Chorus, Lykov, Bomelius, Malyuta, Gryaznoy
  • Dance And Chorus ‘Ка� за реченькой яр хмель� / 'Kak za rechen'koy yar khmel' - Chorus
  • Recitative ‘Ал� память и меня� / ‘Al' pamyat' i menya� - Malyuta, Gryaznoy, Bomelius

Scene Four

Scene Five

  • Scene ‘Вомелий� / 'Bomeli' - Bomelius, Gryaznoy
  • Trio ‘о�, не верится� / ‘okh, ne veritsya� - Bomelius, Gryaznoy, Lyubasha

Scene 6

  • Recitative ‘Заче� ты� / 'Zachem ty' - Gryaznoy, Lyubasha
  • Duet ‘Знат�, не любишь� / ‘Znat, ne lyubish� - Gryaznoy, Lyubasha

Act Two - The Love Potion

Scene 1

  • ‘Во� Бог привел� / 'Vot Bog privyol' - Chorus, Young Man

Scene 2

  • Recitative ‘Иш� верхер-то какой� / 'Ish' vercher-to kakoy' - Petrovna, Dunyasha, Marfa
  • Aria Marfa ‘� Новгороде� / 'V Novgorode' - Marfa

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘А�, что со мной� / 'Akh, chto so mnoy' - Marfa, Dunyasha, Lykov, Sobakin
  • Quartet ‘Погод�, моя милая� / 'Pogodi, moya milaya' - Sobakin, Lykov, Dunyasha, Marfa

Intermezzo

Scene 4

  • ‘Разведала� / 'Razvedala' - Lyubasha, Bomelius, Sobakin, Marfa, Dunyasha, Lykov

Scene 5

  • Aria ‘Во� до чего я дожила� / ‘Vot do chego ya dozhila' - Lyubasha
  • Scene ‘Прощай, Иван Сергеич� / ‘Proshchay, Ivan Sergeich' - Lyubasha, Marfa, Sobakin, Lykov, Bomelius

Scene Six

  • ‘Т� не соколы� / 'To ne sokoly' - Chorus

Act Three - The Best Man

Introduction

Scene One

  • Trio ‘Чт� Господа гневи� / 'Chto Gospoda gnevit' - Sobakin, Lykov, Gryaznoy

Scene Two

  • Recitative ‘Скаж�, боярин� / 'Skazhi, boyarin' - Lykov
  • Arietta ‘Чт� сделал бы� / 'Chto sdelal by' - Gryaznoy

Scene Three

  • Recitative ‘� вот и мед� / 'A vot i myod' - Sobakin, Saburova
  • Arioso Saburova ‘Во�, батюшка, впустили� / 'Vot, batyushka, vpustili' - Saburova, Sobakin
  • Recitative ‘Неужел� Дуняша� / ‘Neuzheli Dunyasha� - Lykov
  • Aria Lykov ‘Туч� ненастная� / 'Tucha nenastnaya' - Lykov
  • Scene ‘Вед� я же говорил тебе� / 'Ved' ya zhe govoril tebe' - Gryaznoy, Lykov

Scene Four

  • Scene ‘Побольш� жениху� / 'Pobol'she zhenikhu' - Gryaznoy
  • Sextet With Chorus ‘Да� Бог чтоб дом у вас� / 'Day Bog chtob dom u vas' - Gryaznoy, Marfa, Lykov, Saburova, Dunyasha, Sobakin, Chorus
  • Song In Honour Of The Couple ‘Повеличат� бы нам� / 'Povelichat' by nam' - Saburova, Chorus, Dunyasha

Scene Five

  • Scene ‘� тебе идут бояре� / 'K tebe idut boyare' - Petrovna, Sobakin, Malyuta,

Act Four - The Bride

Introduction and Scene One

  • Recitative and Aria Sobakin ‘Забылася� / 'Zabylasya' - Sobakin
  • Scene ‘т� не грусти� / ‘Ty ne grycty� - Saburova, Sobakin, Country Girl, The Tsar’s Stoker

Scene Two

  • Recitative and Scene ‘Большо� поклон боярину� / 'Bol'shoy poklon boyarinu' - Gryaznoy, Sobakin, Marfa, Saburova, Chorus,
  • Quintet With Chorus ‘Загублен� страдалица царевна� / 'Zagublena stradalitsa tsarevna' - Gryaznoy, Marfa, Dunyasha, Saburova, Chorus
  • Scene and Aria Marfa ‘Ива� Сергеич, хочешь� / 'Ivan Sergeich, khochesh' - Marfa

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Не�, нет, не стерпеть� / 'Net, net, ne sterpet'- Gryaznoy, Lyubasha, Malyuta, Sobakin, Dunyasha, Saburova, Marfa, Chorus

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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