Christus
This staged sacred opera presents episodes from the New Testament life of Jesus, from the Nativity and temptation through his ministry, trial, and crucifixion; an epilogue has Paul lead praise of Christ.
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This staged sacred opera presents episodes from the New Testament life of Jesus, from the Nativity and temptation through his ministry, trial, and crucifixion; an epilogue has Paul lead praise of Christ.
The Demon falls in love with Tamara, who is betrothed to Prince Sinodal. Sinodal is killed on the way to their wedding, and Tamara enters a convent; when the Demon follows and kisses her, she sees Sinodal’s ghost and dies. The Angel proclaims her redemption and condemns the Demon to eternal solitude.
Nimrod and the Master Builder celebrate their attempt to reach heaven with a tower. Abraham rebukes them and is condemned to a fiery furnace; angels then destroy the tower, leaving Nimrod and the workers confused as angels and demons each claim victory.
In a Hungarian village, Wania foils a robbery and is promised innkeeper Conrad’s daughter Maria, who loves Count Waldemar. Wania kills the Count and escapes with help from Isbrana and the gypsies. Later, after protecting Conrad and Maria from robbery, Wania is arrested; Isbrana kills herself when he refuses to flee with her.
During the Jewish revolt against Syria, Eleazar betrays the Maccabees after falling in love with King Antiochus’s daughter. He repents when Antiochus threatens his younger brothers; Juda renews the revolt, kills the king, and wins, while his mother Lea dies.
Dmitry Donskoy competes with Tverskoy for Ksenia’s hand and wins her by leading the Russian victory over Mamai at the Battle of Kulikovo.
Princess Lalla is engaged to marry the King of Bokhara but falls in love with the minstrel Feramors, who is revealed to be the king in disguise.
A one-act opera centered on Fomka, with roles including village elder Miron, his daughter Anyushka, and her fiancé Fyodor. The score is apparently lost.
Anton Rubinstein’s eight-scene sacred opera follows Moses from his rescue from the Nile by Pharaoh’s daughter through the golden-calf episode. A chorus of night spirits and celestials comments on the events.
In Rome, Nero pursues Chrysa, daughter of Epicharis, while Vindex tries to protect her. After Nero starts the great fire and Chrysa reveals she is Christian, the two women die in a collapsing house. Haunted by his victims and pursued by Vindex, Nero kills himself.
Oprichnik Kiribeyevich takes merchant Kalashnikov’s wife Alyona. Kalashnikov challenges him to a fistfight and kills him; despite Alyona’s pleas, Tsar Ivan IV condemns the merchant to death.
This staged sacred opera presents episodes from the New Testament life of Jesus, from the Nativity and temptation through his ministry, trial, and crucifixion; an epilogue has Paul lead praise of Christ.
The Demon falls in love with Tamara, who is betrothed to Prince Sinodal. Sinodal is killed on the way to their wedding, and Tamara enters a convent; when the Demon follows and kisses her, she sees Sinodal’s ghost and dies. The Angel proclaims her redemption and condemns the Demon to eternal solitude.
Nimrod and the Master Builder celebrate their attempt to reach heaven with a tower. Abraham rebukes them and is condemned to a fiery furnace; angels then destroy the tower, leaving Nimrod and the workers confused as angels and demons each claim victory.
In a Hungarian village, Wania foils a robbery and is promised innkeeper Conrad’s daughter Maria, who loves Count Waldemar. Wania kills the Count and escapes with help from Isbrana and the gypsies. Later, after protecting Conrad and Maria from robbery, Wania is arrested; Isbrana kills herself when he refuses to flee with her.
During the Jewish revolt against Syria, Eleazar betrays the Maccabees after falling in love with King Antiochus’s daughter. He repents when Antiochus threatens his younger brothers; Juda renews the revolt, kills the king, and wins, while his mother Lea dies.
Dmitry Donskoy competes with Tverskoy for Ksenia’s hand and wins her by leading the Russian victory over Mamai at the Battle of Kulikovo.
Princess Lalla is engaged to marry the King of Bokhara but falls in love with the minstrel Feramors, who is revealed to be the king in disguise.
A one-act opera centered on Fomka, with roles including village elder Miron, his daughter Anyushka, and her fiancé Fyodor. The score is apparently lost.
Anton Rubinstein’s eight-scene sacred opera follows Moses from his rescue from the Nile by Pharaoh’s daughter through the golden-calf episode. A chorus of night spirits and celestials comments on the events.
In Rome, Nero pursues Chrysa, daughter of Epicharis, while Vindex tries to protect her. After Nero starts the great fire and Chrysa reveals she is Christian, the two women die in a collapsing house. Haunted by his victims and pursued by Vindex, Nero kills himself.
Oprichnik Kiribeyevich takes merchant Kalashnikov’s wife Alyona. Kalashnikov challenges him to a fistfight and kills him; despite Alyona’s pleas, Tsar Ivan IV condemns the merchant to death.