A collection of individual numbers from the opera, not an independent composition or a complete cycle. An opera for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra. Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko... Read more

A collection of individual numbers from the opera, not an independent composition or a complete cycle. An opera for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra. Libretto by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko after Alexander Pushkin’s poem The Gypsies. Composed in spring 1892 as Rachmaninoff’s graduation work at the Moscow Conservatory. Premiered at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre in 1893 under Ippolit Altani. Roles: Aleko, baritone; Zemfira, soprano; the Young Gypsy, tenor; the Old Man, bass; the Old Gypsy Woman, contralto. The selection and order of excerpts depend on the individual recording.

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