Salammbô (Mussorgsky)
Unfinished opera, written 1863–1866 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Salammbô (Russian: Саламбо, Salambo) [alternative title: The Libyan (Russian: Ливиец, Liviyets)] is an unfinished opera in four acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The fragmentary Russian language libretto was written by the composer, and is based on the novel Salammbô (1862) by Gustave Flaubert, but includes verses taken from poems by Vasiliy Zhukovsky, Apollon Maykov, Aleksandr Polezhayev, and other Russian poets.[1]
Salammbô | |
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Opera fragment by Modest Mussorgsky | |
Native title | Russian: Саламбо |
Librettist | Mussorgsky |
Language | Russian |
Based on | Salammbô by Flaubert |
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Salammbô was Mussorgsky's first major attempt at an opera.[2] He worked on the project from 1863 to 1866, completing six numbers before losing interest. In 1865 Mussorgsky's mother died and he felt the loss deeply.[3] There are sources indicating Mussorgsky composed more but did not write down some further scenes, in particular a love scene featuring Mathô and Salammbô. [4] A 1872 drawn up catalogue, mentions a Salammbo scene, unlike the presently known material, completed in 1865.[5]