Undina (Tchaikovsky)
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Undina (also Undine or Ondine_ (Russian: Ундина) is an opera in 3 acts ( composed in 1869) by Pyotr Tchaikovsky to the Russian libretto by Vladimir Sollogub, after Vasily Zhukovsky's translation of Friedrich de la Motte-Fouqué's "Ondine".
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[edit] Creation and performance history
The opera was composed during the months of January - July, 1869. The score was destroyed by Tchaikovsky in the 1870s. Only the extracts performed in 1870 survive, but some music from the opera was subsequently re-used in other works.
The three extracts that have survived are:
- Introduction (No. 1).
- Act I, Undina's Song (No. 2);
- Finale (No. 3).
These three extracts were given a concert performance in Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre, March 28 [OS March 16], 1870, conducted by Eduard Merten.
The opera has never been performed in its entirety.
[edit] Roles
| First concert performance, 1870, Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre Eduard Merten, conductor |
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| Undina (Ундина) | soprano | A. D. Alexandrova-Kochetova (А. Д. Александрова-Кочетова) |
| Huldbrand (Гульбранд) | tenor | A. M. Dodonov (А. М. Додонов) |
| Goldmann (Гольдман) | bass | |
| Berthe (Берта) | mezzo-soprano | |
| Berthalda (Бертальда) | mezzo-soprano | |
| Duke (Герцог) | bass |
The opera also requires a typical SATB chorus.
[edit] Scoring
The work is scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets ( both in B-flat), 2 bassoons, 4 horns (all in F), 2 trumpets (both in B-flat), 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, bass drum, harp, piano, and strings.
