“Mazepa”, opera in three acts and six tableaux, TH 7

For soloists, chorus and orchestra.

Composition date: 1881-83.

Libretto by Viktor Burenin, revised by the composer, after Pushkin’s Poltava. Written in 1881-83 and premiered at Moscow’s Bolshoi...Read more

For soloists, chorus and orchestra.

Composition date: 1881-83.

Libretto by Viktor Burenin, revised by the composer, after Pushkin’s Poltava. Written in 1881-83 and premiered at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre in 1884.

Synopsis. Kochubey’s daughter Mariya leaves her family for Hetman Mazepa. Kochubey denounces Mazepa’s intentions to Peter I but is not believed. Mazepa obtains the execution of Kochubey and Iskra, and Mariya learns the truth too late. Following defeat at Poltava the hetman flees. Andrey, whom he has wounded, dies in the arms of the deranged Mariya as she sings a lullaby.

Score numbers:
Introduction Allegro non troppo
No. 1 (Act I, Scene 1) Chorus of Maidens Moderato; Scene Meno mosso
No. 2 (Act I, Scene 1) Scene Moderato; Mariya's Arioso Allegro moderato; Duet Andante
No. 3 (Act I, Scene 1) Scene Allegro moderato
No. 4 (Act I, Scene 1) Chorus Moderato (Alla breva)
No. 4a (Act I, Scene 1) Hopak Vivace
No. 5 (Act I, Scene 1) Scene Moderato; Mazepa's Arioso Andante
No. 6 (Act I, Scene 1) Quarrel Scene Allegro moderato
No. 7 (Act I, Scene 2) Chorus Andantino; Mother's Lamentation Meno mosso
No. 8 (Act I, Scene 2) Finale Moderato assai — Allegro moderato
No. 9 (Act II, Scene 1) Dungeon Scene Andante — Adagio — Andante non troppo
No. 10 (Act II, Scene 2) Mazepa's Monologue Andante — Andante molto sostenuto; Scene with Orlik Adagio
No. 10a (Act II, Scene 2) Mazepa's Arioso Moderato — Andante molto sostenuto
No. 11 (Act II, Scene 2) Scene of Mazepa with Mariya Andante con moto
No. 12 (Act II, Scene 2) Scene of the Mother's Appearance Andante
No. 13 (Act II, Scene 3) Folk Scenes Allegro moderato
No. 14 (Act II, Scene 3) Finale Allegro
No. 15 (Act III) Entr'acte: The Battle of Poltava Brillante, con fuoco
No. 16 (Act III) Scene Allegro non troppo; Andrey's Aria Larghetto
No. 17 (Act III) Scene Allegro giusto; Duet Allegro moderato
No. 18 (Act III) Scene: Onset of Mariya's Madness Moderato assai quasi Andante — Moderato assai
No. 19 (Act III) Finale Andante con moto; [ Mariya's Lullaby ] Andante non tanto

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