Aleksander Borodin
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“Prince Igor” (Borodin) premiered X 4 1890
Composer: Alexander BorodinLibrettist: Alexander Borodin Premier: Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg, 4 November 1890 The city-state of Putivl. Together with his son, Vladimir, Prince Igor gathers his army for a military campaign against the Polovtsians. A sudden solar eclipse frightens everybody. The people and Igor’s inner circle of boyars (nobles) take this as a bad omen…
