The Oprichnik

Source: Tchaikovsky Research • Strings: Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, and Double Basses • Woodwinds: Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (in B-flat, and A), 2 bassoons • Brass: 4 Horns (in F), 2 Trumpets (in D, F, and C), 3 Trombones, Tuba • Percussion: Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals, Bass Drum • Other: Harp ==Synopsis==

:Introduction. Act 1 :No. 1 — Scena :No. 2 — Chorus of Maidens :No. 2a – Natalya's Song :No. 3 — Scena & Chorus :No. 4 — Scena & Chorus :No. 5 — Recitatives :No. 5a – Basmanov's Arioso :No. 6 — Natalya's Arioso :No. 6a – Chorus of Maidens Act 2 Entr'acte :No. 7 — Scena & Morozova's Aria :No. 8 — Scena & Duet :No. 9 — Prelude, Scena & Finale :No. 9a – Prince Vyazminsky's Aria :No. 9b – Andrey's Aria Act 3 Entr'acte :No. 10 - Chorus of People :No. 11 - Recitatives, Chorus of Boys & Duet :No. 12 - Scena :No. 12a - Natalya's Arioso :No. 13 - Finale Act 4 :No. 14 - Wedding Chorus :No. 15 - Dances of Oprichniks & Women :No. 16 - Recitatives, Chorus & Duet :No. 17 - Chorus & Scena :No. 18 - Scena & Quartet :No. 19 - Closing Scena Note: The entr'acte to Act II may have been written and scored by Vladimir Shilovsky. ==Derived works==

Arrangements by the composer • Numbers from the opera for voices with piano accompaniment (1873) • Funeral March on Themes from the Opera The Oprichnik (1877, lost) ==Recordings==

• 1948, Alexei Korolyov (Prince Zhemchuzny), Natalya Rozhdestvenskaya (Natalya), Vsevolod Tyutyunnik (Molchan Mitkov), Lyudmila Legostayeva (Boyarina Morozova), Dmitri Tarkhov (Andrei Morozov), Zara Dolukhanova (Basmanov), Konstantin Polyaev (Prince Vyazminsky), Antonina Kleschtschova (Zakharyevna). Moscow Radio Choir and Orchestra, Aleksander Orlov (conductor). Melodiya, reissued Pristine Classics • 1980, Evgeny Vladimirov (Prince Zhemchuzny), Tamara Milashkina (Natalya), Vladimir Matorin (Molchan Mitkov), Larisa Nikitina (Boyarina Morozova), Lev Kuznetsov (Andrei Morozov), Raisa Kotova (Basmanov), Oleg Klyonov (Prince Vyazminsky), Nina Derbina (Zakharyevna). Chorus and Orchestra of the Central Television and Radio of the USSR, Gennady Provatorov (conductor). Aquarius. • 2003, Vassily Savenko (Prince Zhemchuzhny), Elena Lassoskaya (Natalya), Dmitri Ulyanov (Molchan Mitkov), Irina Dolzhenko (Boyarina Morozova), Vsevolod Grivnov (Andrei Morozov), Alexandra Durseneva (Basmanov), Vladimir Ognovienko (Prince Vyazminsky), Cinzia de Mola (Zakharyevna). Orchestra e Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor). Dynamic, reissued Brilliant. ==References==