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* GreekChorus: The whole chorus can either make or break a production of this opera, as they represent the Russian populace who suffer from all the politics.
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* GreekChorus: The whole chorus can either make or break a production of this opera, as they represent the Russian populace who suffer from all the politics.politics.
* {{Jerkass}}: Andrey Khovansky is pretty much a jerk, to be honest. He’s a lecherous, conniving, self-indulgent sleaze who abuses his position to try and rape Emma, and he hardly has any redeeming qualities, to boot.
* KillItWithFire: The mass suicide scene in Act V.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Emma is light while Marfa is dark.
* ALighterShadeOfGrey: The only character close to being truly, honestly good is Marfa.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Andrey is as imperious, arrogant, and sleazy as his father Ivan. In fact, both father and son try and take Emma for themselves in Act I.
* PrinceCharmless: Andrey really isn’t the most charming prince out there. He’s corrupt, lecherous, and a complete scoundrel to put the Duke of Mantua to shame.
* PsychopathicManchild: Andrey definitely seems to be this.
* RiddleForTheAges: Since Mussorgsky died before he could complete his opera, it has undergone multiple revisions: first by Rimsky-Korsakov, then Stravinsky and Ravel, and finally by Shostakovich. Today, Shostakovich’s version is usually performed, with Stravinsky’s finale sometimes being used. What Mussorgsky intended for the opera, we will never know.
* RussianGuySuffersMost: This could be an alternate title for the opera, actually. Ultimately, the entire population of Russia suffers because of the actions of the people in charge.
* TheSociopath: Shaklovity definitely seems to be this, seeing how he is purely threatening and menaces quite a few characters throughout.
* StagedPopulistUprising: Ivan’s rebellion against regent Sofia is not altruistic or good-hearted; it’s driven to fulfil his own needs.
* SuccessionCrisis: The whole opera is based on the crisis that happened after the death of Tsar Fyodor III. Prince Ivan Khovansky supports the joint rulers in place, Peter I and Ivan V, while Golitsin supports the regent Sofia Alekseyevna.
* TenorBoy: Averted with Andrey, since his character requires a more dramatic voice, and is not a very good-hearted person at all.
* TheUnseen: Due to 19th-century censorship laws prohibiting the portrayal of Romanov dynasty members on-stage, Peter I, Ivan V, and Sofia Alekseyevna are never directly shown on-stage; they’re only indirectly mentioned in the plot.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Khovansky Affair was something that really happened in Russian history, with Ivan Khovansky leading the Streltsy in a rebellion against Sofia Alekseyevna and Tsars Peter I and Ivan V (though he initially supported them at first), as a means of protesting the Westernizing reforms in Russia. However, in history, he and his son were tried for treason and beheaded together, whereas in the opera, Ivan is assassinated and Andrey joins the Old Believers in the mass suicide.
* VillainousBreakdown: Ivan undergoes this in Act IV, where he engages in debauchery with the Persian slaves until he’s assassinated by Shaklovity.
* WretchedHive: The entire city of Moscow is this in the opera.
* {{Jerkass}}: Andrey Khovansky is pretty much a jerk, to be honest. He’s a lecherous, conniving, self-indulgent sleaze who abuses his position to try and rape Emma, and he hardly has any redeeming qualities, to boot.
* KillItWithFire: The mass suicide scene in Act V.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Emma is light while Marfa is dark.
* ALighterShadeOfGrey: The only character close to being truly, honestly good is Marfa.
* LikeFatherLikeSon: Andrey is as imperious, arrogant, and sleazy as his father Ivan. In fact, both father and son try and take Emma for themselves in Act I.
* PrinceCharmless: Andrey really isn’t the most charming prince out there. He’s corrupt, lecherous, and a complete scoundrel to put the Duke of Mantua to shame.
* PsychopathicManchild: Andrey definitely seems to be this.
* RiddleForTheAges: Since Mussorgsky died before he could complete his opera, it has undergone multiple revisions: first by Rimsky-Korsakov, then Stravinsky and Ravel, and finally by Shostakovich. Today, Shostakovich’s version is usually performed, with Stravinsky’s finale sometimes being used. What Mussorgsky intended for the opera, we will never know.
* RussianGuySuffersMost: This could be an alternate title for the opera, actually. Ultimately, the entire population of Russia suffers because of the actions of the people in charge.
* TheSociopath: Shaklovity definitely seems to be this, seeing how he is purely threatening and menaces quite a few characters throughout.
* StagedPopulistUprising: Ivan’s rebellion against regent Sofia is not altruistic or good-hearted; it’s driven to fulfil his own needs.
* SuccessionCrisis: The whole opera is based on the crisis that happened after the death of Tsar Fyodor III. Prince Ivan Khovansky supports the joint rulers in place, Peter I and Ivan V, while Golitsin supports the regent Sofia Alekseyevna.
* TenorBoy: Averted with Andrey, since his character requires a more dramatic voice, and is not a very good-hearted person at all.
* TheUnseen: Due to 19th-century censorship laws prohibiting the portrayal of Romanov dynasty members on-stage, Peter I, Ivan V, and Sofia Alekseyevna are never directly shown on-stage; they’re only indirectly mentioned in the plot.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The Khovansky Affair was something that really happened in Russian history, with Ivan Khovansky leading the Streltsy in a rebellion against Sofia Alekseyevna and Tsars Peter I and Ivan V (though he initially supported them at first), as a means of protesting the Westernizing reforms in Russia. However, in history, he and his son were tried for treason and beheaded together, whereas in the opera, Ivan is assassinated and Andrey joins the Old Believers in the mass suicide.
* VillainousBreakdown: Ivan undergoes this in Act IV, where he engages in debauchery with the Persian slaves until he’s assassinated by Shaklovity.
* WretchedHive: The entire city of Moscow is this in the opera.
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This opera deals with a particular episode of Russian history: the rebellion of Prince Ivan Khovansky, the Old Believers (a sect of Eastern Orthodox Christians), and the Muscovite Streltsy against the regent Sofia Alekseyevna and the two joint Tsars Peter the Great and Ivan V, who were in the process of Westernizing Russia. Khovansky had played a role in the Moscow Uprising of 1682, which had resulted in Sofia becoming regent, before he turned against her in the fall of 1682. But with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, Sofia is able to successfully suppress the titular Khovanshchina (Khovansky affair), and thus, the Old Believers commit mass suicide, at least in the opera.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had completed, revised, and scored ''Khovanshchina'' in 1881-1882. But in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel had been commissioned by critic Sergei Diaghilev to make their own arrangement. And in 1959, Dmitri Shostakovich revised the opera based on Mussorgsky's vocal score. Today, Shostakovich's arrangement is the one that is performed, with Stravinsky's finale sometimes being used as well.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had completed, revised, and scored ''Khovanshchina'' in 1881-1882. But in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel had been commissioned by critic Sergei Diaghilev to make their own arrangement. And in 1959, Dmitri Shostakovich revised the opera based on Mussorgsky's vocal score. Today, Shostakovich's arrangement is the one that is performed, with Stravinsky's finale sometimes being used as well.
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This opera deals with a particular episode of Russian history: the rebellion of Prince Ivan Khovansky, the Old Believers (a sect of Eastern Orthodox Christians), and the Muscovite Streltsy against the regent Sofia Alekseyevna and the two joint Tsars Peter the Great and Ivan V, who were in the process of Westernizing Russia. The major players of this opera are the Streltsy (firearm infantry from 16th to 18th century) leader Prince Ivan Khovansky, his son Prince Andrey Khovansky, the schismatic Marfa, the chief Old Believer Dosifey, Prince Vasily Golitsin, and Boyar Fyodor Shaklovity.
Ivan Khovansky had played a role in the Moscow Uprising of 1682, which had resulted in Sofia becoming regent, before he turned against her in the fall of 1682. But with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, Sofia is able to successfully suppress the titular Khovanshchina (Khovansky affair), and thus, the Old Believers commit mass suicide, at least in the opera.
Yeah, 17th-century Russia was quite rough back then.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had completed, revised, and scored ''Khovanshchina'' in1881-1882.1881-1882, with its premiere happening in 1886 in Saint Petersburg. But in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel had been commissioned by critic Sergei Diaghilev to make their own arrangement. And in 1959, Dmitri Shostakovich revised the opera based on Mussorgsky's vocal score. Today, Shostakovich's arrangement is the one that is performed, with Stravinsky's finale sometimes being used as well.
Ivan Khovansky had played a role in the Moscow Uprising of 1682, which had resulted in Sofia becoming regent, before he turned against her in the fall of 1682. But with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, Sofia is able to successfully suppress the titular Khovanshchina (Khovansky affair), and thus, the Old Believers commit mass suicide, at least in the opera.
Yeah, 17th-century Russia was quite rough back then.
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* AffluentAscetic: Marfa was born into an aristocratic family, but abandoned that life to join the Old Believers and become a prophetess.
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* AffluentAscetic: Marfa was born into an aristocratic family, but abandoned that life to join the Old Believers and become a prophetess.prophetess.
* AintTooProudToBeg: Upon seeing the Streltsy being led to their death in Act IV, Andrey begs Marfa to save him.
* AntiVillain: Arguably, Ivan Khovansky, as he simply wants to reunite Russia, but he is hedonistic and selfish, two traits that are shown in the circumstances of his death scene.
* AssholeVictim: Not too many people will sympathize with Andrey dying in the immolation finale.
* BadassBaritone: Dosifey is a pretty badass one.
* BadassBeard: Russian productions will have Dosifey and most male characters sport some pretty epic beards.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Marfa, Andrey, Dosifey, and the Old Believers commit mass suicide by burning themselves in a forest hut, rather than get captured by Tsar Peter’s soldiers.
* BettyAndVeronica: The gentle German girl Emma and the fiery schismatic Marfa.
* BellyDancer: Ivan Khovansky has Persian slaves who dance for him, shortly before his assassination.
* BreachOfPromiseOfMarriage: Marfa is Andrey’s ex-fiancée, and she seems to still carry some affections for him.
* BreakTheHaughty: By Act IV, Khovansky has gone from being an imperious, arrogant prince to a broken man who seeks solace in pleasure, upon which he ultimately meets his end.
* CassandraTruth: Marfa foresees Golitsin falling from power and being exiled, and Golitsin responds by not believing her and trying to have her executed. Guess what happens to him by the end of the opera?
* ContraltoOfDanger: Marfa is a mezzo-soprano role, and she’s not a friendly character at all.
* CrapsackWorld: Late 17th-century Russia, as it is a divided country in the hands of religious fanatics, military leaders, and politicians of all sorts.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Dosifey is a religious fanatic who leads his followers to their deaths in a mass suicide.
* DownerEnding: Even by operatic standards. Khovansky is assassinated, Golitsin is exiled, and Andrey, Marfa, Dosifey, and all the Old Believers commit mass suicide by burning alive in a forest hermitage.
* DrivenToSuicide: Marfa, Andrey, Dosifey, and all the Old Believers.
* EventTitle: “Khovanshchina” translates to “The Khovansky Affair”.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played around with, since there’s not exactly a clear-cut black-and-white here. Ivan Khovansky is a bass role, and he’s kind of a jerkass. Fyodor Shaklovity is a baritone role, and he’s a slimy, near psychopathic character. And Dosifey, a bass role, he’s a fanatic who leads his followers in a harrowing mass suicide.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: How Marfa, Dosifey, Andrey, and the Old Believers face their mass suicide.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Golitsin has Marfa tell his fortune, and she predicts that he’ll fall from power and face exile. Sure enough, in Act IV, Golitsin is exiled.
* FortuneTeller: Marfa is more or less this.
* GermanRussians: Emma is a German-Russian girl.
* GreekChorus: The whole chorus can either make or break a production of this opera, as they represent the Russian populace who suffer from all the politics.
* AintTooProudToBeg: Upon seeing the Streltsy being led to their death in Act IV, Andrey begs Marfa to save him.
* AntiVillain: Arguably, Ivan Khovansky, as he simply wants to reunite Russia, but he is hedonistic and selfish, two traits that are shown in the circumstances of his death scene.
* AssholeVictim: Not too many people will sympathize with Andrey dying in the immolation finale.
* BadassBaritone: Dosifey is a pretty badass one.
* BadassBeard: Russian productions will have Dosifey and most male characters sport some pretty epic beards.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Marfa, Andrey, Dosifey, and the Old Believers commit mass suicide by burning themselves in a forest hut, rather than get captured by Tsar Peter’s soldiers.
* BettyAndVeronica: The gentle German girl Emma and the fiery schismatic Marfa.
* BellyDancer: Ivan Khovansky has Persian slaves who dance for him, shortly before his assassination.
* BreachOfPromiseOfMarriage: Marfa is Andrey’s ex-fiancée, and she seems to still carry some affections for him.
* BreakTheHaughty: By Act IV, Khovansky has gone from being an imperious, arrogant prince to a broken man who seeks solace in pleasure, upon which he ultimately meets his end.
* CassandraTruth: Marfa foresees Golitsin falling from power and being exiled, and Golitsin responds by not believing her and trying to have her executed. Guess what happens to him by the end of the opera?
* ContraltoOfDanger: Marfa is a mezzo-soprano role, and she’s not a friendly character at all.
* CrapsackWorld: Late 17th-century Russia, as it is a divided country in the hands of religious fanatics, military leaders, and politicians of all sorts.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Dosifey is a religious fanatic who leads his followers to their deaths in a mass suicide.
* DownerEnding: Even by operatic standards. Khovansky is assassinated, Golitsin is exiled, and Andrey, Marfa, Dosifey, and all the Old Believers commit mass suicide by burning alive in a forest hermitage.
* DrivenToSuicide: Marfa, Andrey, Dosifey, and all the Old Believers.
* EventTitle: “Khovanshchina” translates to “The Khovansky Affair”.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Played around with, since there’s not exactly a clear-cut black-and-white here. Ivan Khovansky is a bass role, and he’s kind of a jerkass. Fyodor Shaklovity is a baritone role, and he’s a slimy, near psychopathic character. And Dosifey, a bass role, he’s a fanatic who leads his followers in a harrowing mass suicide.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: How Marfa, Dosifey, Andrey, and the Old Believers face their mass suicide.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Golitsin has Marfa tell his fortune, and she predicts that he’ll fall from power and face exile. Sure enough, in Act IV, Golitsin is exiled.
* FortuneTeller: Marfa is more or less this.
* GermanRussians: Emma is a German-Russian girl.
* GreekChorus: The whole chorus can either make or break a production of this opera, as they represent the Russian populace who suffer from all the politics.
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''Khovanshchina'' (Russian: Хованщина) is a five-act opera by Modest Mussorgsky, set to a libretto by Mussorgsky himself. Based on an episode of Russian history, the opera was unfinished and unperformed when Mussorgsky died in 1881.
This opera deals with a particular episode of Russian history: the rebellion of Prince Ivan Khovansky, the Old Believers (a sect of Eastern Orthodox Christians), and the Muscovite Streltsy against the regent Sofia Alekseyevna and the two joint Tsars Peter the Great and Ivan V, who were in the process of Westernizing Russia. Khovansky had played a role in the Moscow Uprising of 1682, which had resulted in Sofia becoming regent, before he turned against her in the fall of 1682. But with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, Sofia is able to successfully suppress the titular Khovanshchina (Khovansky affair), and thus, the Old Believers commit mass suicide, at least in the opera.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had completed, revised, and scored ''Khovanshchina'' in 1881-1882. But in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel had been commissioned by critic Sergei Diaghilev to make their own arrangement. And in 1959, Dmitri Shostakovich revised the opera based on Mussorgsky's vocal score. Today, Shostakovich's arrangement is the one that is performed, with Stravinsky's finale sometimes being used as well.
Today, this opera is rarely performed outside of Russia, though it has seen some performances in other European countries.
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* AffluentAscetic: Marfa was born into an aristocratic family, but abandoned that life to join the Old Believers and become a prophetess.
This opera deals with a particular episode of Russian history: the rebellion of Prince Ivan Khovansky, the Old Believers (a sect of Eastern Orthodox Christians), and the Muscovite Streltsy against the regent Sofia Alekseyevna and the two joint Tsars Peter the Great and Ivan V, who were in the process of Westernizing Russia. Khovansky had played a role in the Moscow Uprising of 1682, which had resulted in Sofia becoming regent, before he turned against her in the fall of 1682. But with the help of Fyodor Shaklovity, Sofia is able to successfully suppress the titular Khovanshchina (Khovansky affair), and thus, the Old Believers commit mass suicide, at least in the opera.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov had completed, revised, and scored ''Khovanshchina'' in 1881-1882. But in 1913, Igor Stravinsky and Maurice Ravel had been commissioned by critic Sergei Diaghilev to make their own arrangement. And in 1959, Dmitri Shostakovich revised the opera based on Mussorgsky's vocal score. Today, Shostakovich's arrangement is the one that is performed, with Stravinsky's finale sometimes being used as well.
Today, this opera is rarely performed outside of Russia, though it has seen some performances in other European countries.
!!This work provides examples of:
* AffluentAscetic: Marfa was born into an aristocratic family, but abandoned that life to join the Old Believers and become a prophetess.
