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In 1864, Tchaikovsky wrote an overture to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]]'s 1859 drama ''[[The Storm]]''. According to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], the composer had also planned an opera based "on the same subject of his favourite Russian drama" <ref name="note1"/>. | In 1864, Tchaikovsky wrote an overture to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]]'s 1859 drama ''[[The Storm]]''. According to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], the composer had also planned an opera based "on the same subject of his favourite Russian drama" <ref name="note1">{{bib|1900/35|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 1}} (1900), pp. 191–192.</ref>. | ||
Modest also recalled that in 1866 Tchaikovsky met with [[Ostrovsky]] to discuss the idea, but that the project faltered because the composer [[Vladimir Kashperov]] had already written an opera on the story <ref name="note4"/>. [[Ostrovsky]] agreed instead to write a libretto based on his play ''Dream on the Volga'', which became the basis for Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' <ref name="note2"/>. | Modest also recalled that in 1866 Tchaikovsky met with [[Ostrovsky]] to discuss the idea, but that the project faltered because the composer [[Vladimir Kashperov]] had already written an opera on the story <ref name="note4">In 1867, Tchaikovsky arranged the overture of [[The Storm (Kashperov)|Kashperov's opera]] for solo piano.</ref>. [[Ostrovsky]] agreed instead to write a libretto based on his play ''Dream on the Volga'', which became the basis for Tchaikovsky's opera ''[[The Voyevoda (opera)|The Voyevoda]]'' <ref name="note2">{{bib|1900/35|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 1}} (1900), pp. 257–258.</ref>. | ||
No musical sketches for the opera have survived, and the project is not mentioned elsewhere <ref name="note3"/>. | No musical sketches for the opera have survived, and the project is not mentioned elsewhere <ref name="note3">See {{bib|2002/22|The Tchaikovsky Handbook, vol. 1}} (2002), p. 396.</ref>. | ||
==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
[[Category:Projected Works|Storm]] | [[Category:Projected Works|Storm]] | ||
[[Category:Operas|Storm]] | [[Category:Operas|Storm]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:13, 19 February 2023
In 1864, Tchaikovsky wrote an overture to Aleksandr Ostrovsky's 1859 drama The Storm. According to Modest Tchaikovsky, the composer had also planned an opera based "on the same subject of his favourite Russian drama" [1].
Modest also recalled that in 1866 Tchaikovsky met with Ostrovsky to discuss the idea, but that the project faltered because the composer Vladimir Kashperov had already written an opera on the story [2]. Ostrovsky agreed instead to write a libretto based on his play Dream on the Volga, which became the basis for Tchaikovsky's opera The Voyevoda [3].
No musical sketches for the opera have survived, and the project is not mentioned elsewhere [4].
Notes and References
- ↑ Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 1 (1900), pp. 191–192.
- ↑ In 1867, Tchaikovsky arranged the overture of Kashperov's opera for solo piano.
- ↑ Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 1 (1900), pp. 257–258.
- ↑ See The Tchaikovsky Handbook. A guide to the man and his music, vol. 1 (2002), p. 396.
