The Oprichnik
Opera by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Oprichnik, also translated as The Guardsman, is an opera in 4 acts, 5 scenes, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to his own libretto after the tragedy The Oprichniks by Ivan Lazhechnikov. The subject of the opera is the oprichniks. It is set in Ivan... Wikipedia
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
First performance: April 24, 1874, Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Written: 1872
Librettist: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky