A Life for the Tsar
Opera by Mikhail Glinka
A Life for the Tsar is a "patriotic-heroic tragic opera" in four acts with an epilogue by Mikhail Glinka. During the Soviet era the opera was known under the name Ivan Susanin. Wikipedia
Composer: Mikhail Glinka
First performance: December 9, 1836, Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg
Written: 1836
Language: Russian
Native title: Russian: "Жизнь за царя", Zhizn' za tsarya
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