The Nightingale
Opera by Igor Stravinsky
The Nightingale is a short opera in three acts by Igor Stravinsky to a Russian-language libretto by him and Stepan Mitusov, based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen: a nasty Chinese Emperor is reduced to tears and made kind by a small grey bird.... Wikipedia
Composer: Igor Stravinsky
First performance: May 26, 1914, Palais Garnier, Paris, France
Adapted from: The Nightingale
Characters: Emperor, Chamberlain, 3rd Japanese emissary, and more
Written: 1914
Librettists: Igor Stravinsky and Stepan Mitusov
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