The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga
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The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga (Russian: Боярыня Вера Шелога, romanized: Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga listenⓘ) is an opera in one act by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Rimsky-Korsakov wrote the libretto, which he based on the first act of the play The Maid of Pskov by Lev Alexandrovich Mey. The opera was composed in 1898, based on the prologue composed by Rimsky-Korsakov for the second version of his setting of the play as an opera.[1] The first and third versions of the opera The Maid of Pskov omit the action and material of the prologue.
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The Noblewoman Vera Sheloga | |
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Opera by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | |
Native title | Russian: Боярыня Вера Шелога, Boyarïnya Vera Sheloga |
Librettist | Rimsky-Korsakov |
Language | Russian |
Based on | drama by Lev Mei |
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The work was first performed in Moscow in 1898. It was later used as a prologue to The Maid of Pskov in a 1901 performance. [2]