Borodin A. Prince Igor. Opera in four acts with prologue. Piano score

Prince Igor is the opera by A. Borodin in 4 acts with prologue. Libretto was written by the composer himself on the base of V. Stasov’s “The Song of Igor’s Campaign”. N. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. Glazunov completed the opera. While conceiving the opera, Borodin inserted essential changes to the initial Stasov’s scenario. The composer studied chronicles and other artifacts of the Old Russian folklore and the Polovetsian tradition having been preserved in Hungary.

The first performance took place on the Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre stage in 1890. Since that time the “Prince Igor” is on roll all over the world. 

Main parts were acted by such famous actors as P. Hohlov, F. Shalyapin, M. Reisen, M. Mikhailov, M. Slavina, N. Obukhova, S. Lemeshev, I. Kozlovsky, Ye. Nesterenko. The Polovtsian dances were staged by such ballet-masters as L. Ivanov, M. Fokin, K. Goleizovsky.  

The opera was filmed in 1971 (producer R. Tikhomirov) in 1971.

According to the “Opera Dictionary”
by A. Gozenpud
Translated by Asya Ardova

Contents:

Overture
Prologue
   1. Introduction 
The First Act 
The First Scene
   2. Scene at Prince Vladimir Galitsky 
The Second Scene 
   3. Arioso of Yaroslavna 
   4. Scene of Yaroslavna with the girls 
   5. Scene of Yaroslavna with Vladimir 
   6. Finale of the First Act 
The Second Act 
   7. Choir of the Polovtsian Girls 
   8. Dancing of the Polovtsian Girls 
   9. Cavatina of Konchakovna 
   10. Scene and Chorus 
   11. Recitative and Cavatina of Vladimir 
   12. Duet of Konchakovna and Vladimir 
   13. Aria of Prince Igor 
   14. Scene of Igor and Ovlur 
   15. Aria of Khan Konchak 
   16. Recitative 
   17. Polovtsian Dancing with Choir 
The Third Act 
   18. Polovtsian March 
   19. Song of Khan Konchak 
   20. Recitative, Chorus and Scene 
   21. Chorus and Dancing 
   22. Recitative 
   23. Trio (Konchakovna, Vladimir and Igor) 
   24. Finale of the Third Act 
The Fourth Act 
   25. Lamentation of Yaroslavna 
   26. Chorus of Countrymen 
   27. Recitative of Yaroslavna and Duet with Igor 
   28. Song of Buffoons, Scene and Chorus 
   29. Final Chorus