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Set during the Ukrainian–Soviet War, the opera follows Red Army commander Mykola Shchors as he rallies peasants, addresses military and supply troubles, and leads forces toward Kyiv. He dies in battle against Ukrainian troops, and the closing scene sends his body away as a chorus mourns.
In eleventh-century Kiev, Prince Yaroslav tries to govern amid conflict with Novgorod, the Vikings and the Pechenegs. Norwegian Harald falls in love with Yaroslav’s daughter Elizaveta, but Yaroslav insists he first win a kingdom. Yaroslav’s wife Ingigerda conspires with Ulf against him; stonemason Zhureyko discovers the plot and warns the prince, while Ingigerda is sent to a nunnery. Years later, the Pechenegs invade. Mykyta, secretly the imprisoned governor Kosnyatyn’s son, returns with Djemma and reveals his identity during the crisis. Yaroslav defeats the Pechenegs, though Mykyta dies defending Kiev, and the people praise their ruler.
Set during the Ukrainian–Soviet War, the opera follows Red Army commander Mykola Shchors as he rallies peasants, addresses military and supply troubles, and leads forces toward Kyiv. He dies in battle against Ukrainian troops, and the closing scene sends his body away as a chorus mourns.
In eleventh-century Kiev, Prince Yaroslav tries to govern amid conflict with Novgorod, the Vikings and the Pechenegs. Norwegian Harald falls in love with Yaroslav’s daughter Elizaveta, but Yaroslav insists he first win a kingdom. Yaroslav’s wife Ingigerda conspires with Ulf against him; stonemason Zhureyko discovers the plot and warns the prince, while Ingigerda is sent to a nunnery. Years later, the Pechenegs invade. Mykyta, secretly the imprisoned governor Kosnyatyn’s son, returns with Djemma and reveals his identity during the crisis. Yaroslav defeats the Pechenegs, though Mykyta dies defending Kiev, and the people praise their ruler.