The Oprichnik

opera by Tchaikovsky

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In Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Middle years
…1872 he finished another opera, The Oprichnik. While spending the summer at his sister’s estate in Ukraine, he began to work on his Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, later dubbed The Little Russian, which he completed later that year. The Oprichnik was first performed at the Maryinsky Theatre in…
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