The Tsar’s Bride

Opera

Writers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Songs

Overture

Act One - The Feast

Scene 1

Scene 2

  • Scene ‘Да вот и гости’ / 'Da vot i gosti' - Gryaznoy, Malyuta, Bomelius, Lykov, Chorus
  • Aria Lykov ‘иное все, н люди’ / ‘Inoe vse, n lyudi’ - Lykov, Gryaznoy, Chorus

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Хозяин! Приказал бы ты’ / 'Khozyain! Prikazal by ty' - Malyuta, Gryaznoy, Lykov, Chorus
  • Подблюдная песня 'Слава' / Sublime Song ‘Glory’ - Chorus, Lykov, Bomelius, Malyuta, Gryaznoy
  • Dance And Chorus ‘Как за реченькой яр хмель’ / 'Kak za rechen'koy yar khmel' - Chorus
  • Recitative ‘Аль память и меня’ / ‘Al' pamyat' i menya’ - Malyuta, Gryaznoy, Bomelius

Scene Four

Scene Five

  • Scene ‘Вомелий’ / 'Bomeli' - Bomelius, Gryaznoy
  • Trio ‘ох, не верится’ / ‘okh, ne veritsya’ - Bomelius, Gryaznoy, Lyubasha

Scene 6

  • Recitative ‘Зачем ты’ / 'Zachem ty' - Gryaznoy, Lyubasha
  • Duet ‘Знать, не любишь’ / ‘Znat, ne lyubish’ - Gryaznoy, Lyubasha

Act Two - The Love Potion

Scene 1

  • ‘Вот Бог привел’ / 'Vot Bog privyol' - Chorus, Young Man

Scene 2

  • Recitative ‘Ишь верхер-то какой’ / 'Ish' vercher-to kakoy' - Petrovna, Dunyasha, Marfa
  • Aria Marfa ‘В Новгороде’ / 'V Novgorode' - Marfa

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Ах, что со мной’ / 'Akh, chto so mnoy' - Marfa, Dunyasha, Lykov, Sobakin
  • Quartet ‘Погоды, моя милая’ / 'Pogodi, moya milaya' - Sobakin, Lykov, Dunyasha, Marfa

Intermezzo

Scene 4

  • ‘Разведала’ / 'Razvedala' - Lyubasha, Bomelius, Sobakin, Marfa, Dunyasha, Lykov

Scene 5

  • Aria ‘Вот до чего я дожила’ / ‘Vot do chego ya dozhila' - Lyubasha
  • Scene ‘Прощай, Иван Сергеич’ / ‘Proshchay, Ivan Sergeich' - Lyubasha, Marfa, Sobakin, Lykov, Bomelius

Scene Six

  • ‘То не соколы’ / 'To ne sokoly' - Chorus

Act Three - The Best Man

Introduction

Scene One

  • Trio ‘Что Господа гневи’ / 'Chto Gospoda gnevit' - Sobakin, Lykov, Gryaznoy

Scene Two

  • Recitative ‘Скажи, боярин’ / 'Skazhi, boyarin' - Lykov
  • Arietta ‘Что сделал бы’ / 'Chto sdelal by' - Gryaznoy

Scene Three

  • Recitative ‘А вот и мед’ / 'A vot i myod' - Sobakin, Saburova
  • Arioso Saburova ‘Вот, батюшка, впустили’ / 'Vot, batyushka, vpustili' - Saburova, Sobakin
  • Recitative ‘Неужели Дуняша’ / ‘Neuzheli Dunyasha’ - Lykov
  • Aria Lykov ‘Туча ненастная’ / 'Tucha nenastnaya' - Lykov
  • Scene ‘Ведь я же говорил тебе’ / 'Ved' ya zhe govoril tebe' - Gryaznoy, Lykov

Scene Four

  • Scene ‘Побольше жениху’ / 'Pobol'she zhenikhu' - Gryaznoy
  • Sextet With Chorus ‘Дай Бог чтоб дом у вас’ / 'Day Bog chtob dom u vas' - Gryaznoy, Marfa, Lykov, Saburova, Dunyasha, Sobakin, Chorus
  • Song In Honour Of The Couple ‘Повеличать бы нам’ / 'Povelichat' by nam' - Saburova, Chorus, Dunyasha

Scene Five

  • Scene ‘К тебе идут бояре’ / 'K tebe idut boyare' - Petrovna, Sobakin, Malyuta,

Act Four - The Bride

Introduction and Scene One

  • Recitative and Aria Sobakin ‘Забылася’ / 'Zabylasya' - Sobakin
  • Scene ‘ты не грусти’ / ‘Ty ne grycty’ - Saburova, Sobakin, Country Girl, The Tsar’s Stoker

Scene Two

  • Recitative and Scene ‘Большой поклон боярину’ / 'Bol'shoy poklon boyarinu' - Gryaznoy, Sobakin, Marfa, Saburova, Chorus,
  • Quintet With Chorus ‘Загублена страдалица царевна’ / 'Zagublena stradalitsa tsarevna' - Gryaznoy, Marfa, Dunyasha, Saburova, Chorus
  • Scene and Aria Marfa ‘Иван Сергеич, хочешь’ / 'Ivan Sergeich, khochesh' - Marfa

Scene 3

  • Scene ‘Нет, нет, не стерпеть’ / 'Net, net, ne sterpet'- Gryaznoy, Lyubasha, Malyuta, Sobakin, Dunyasha, Saburova, Marfa, Chorus

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.


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