40:
411:
435:
for a miracle, but the people want to surrender the city to end their suffering. The elders ask them to wait five more days and nights; after that time, if God does not deliver them, the city will let the enemy in. Jewish warriors then come through the gates holding Achior. He tried to persuade
Holofernes to stop the siege and follow the God of the Jews; as punishment, Holofernes had him bound and left near the city to share in the Jews' destruction by the Assyrians. Everyone then prays to God for deliverance.
290:
462:
her that the city will be attacked the next day. In a drunken stupor
Holofernes falls to the ground unconscious at Judith's feet. After he is placed on his bed, she remains with him as everyone else leaves. Within the tent she takes his sword and decapitates him. After asking Avra to put the head into a sack, the two of them leave quickly.
470:
In
Bethulia the people, awaiting the dawn of the sixth day, are ready to open the gates to the Assyrians, despite pleadings from the high priest. Suddenly Judith is heard outside the gates, and she shows them the head of Holofernes. The sounds of the fleeing Assyrian troops are confirmed by Ozias'
434:
At midday in a square in
Bethulia, which is still under siege by Holofernes and his Assyrian troops, the people suffer from despair and thirst. The elders Ozias and Charmi report that all the roads are now cut off, and the last source of water has dried up. The high priest Eliachim, however, hopes
461:
Dances and songs once more resound in the camp. Amidst praise of comely Judith, Asfaneses makes an unfortunate remark about her coldness, and is immediately stabbed to death by
Holofernes. Just then Judith comes out and is horrified by the grisly act, but remains resolved in her plan. He informs
443:
Judith, alone in her room, decides that, instead of waiting five days, something must be done now. She devises a plan to use the beauty God gave her in order to trick
Holofernes and save her people. To her summons the elders arrive. She expresses her pro-active intentions and asks for permission
452:
In
Holofernes' camp, odalisques perform songs and dances. Holofernes sends them away, intent on his plan to make a full attack on Bethulia the next day. Judith is let into the camp and presented to Holofernes, who is enchanted by her beauty (as are all the Assyrians). When he inquires as to her
453:
purpose, she pretends that she will show him a secret way to enter and take
Bethulia and Jerusalem as long as he allows her to move freely. Holofernes believes her ruse, even to the point of asking her to be queen. The camp then celebrates the power of Babylon.
605:(Judith), Yelena Zaremba (Avra),Mikhail Krutikov (aka Svetlov) (Holofernes), Nikolay Vasilyev (Bagoas), Anatoly Babïkhin (Ozias), Vladimir Kudryachov (Achior), Stanislav Suleimanov (Asfaneses), Pyotr Gluboky (Eliachim), Maksim Mikhaylov (Charmis),
504:
Despite completely lacking in "Russian" subject matter as well as being not the first opera based on the story of Judith, Serov's setting has great significance for the history of
Russian music. Besides its success with the public (enhanced by
39:
221:. When an Italian production of the proposed opera proved legally impossible, the Italian libretto was translated into Russian by Konstantin Zvantsov and Dmitry Lobanov, and some verses were added by the poet
444:
to go to the enemy camp with her slave Avra. They grant permission and leave. When Avra then tries to talk her out of going to the camp, Judith remains steadfast.
598:
751:
716:
736:
410:
731:
659:: опера в пяти действиях. Арранжированная для пения с фортепианом А. Евгениевым и Г. Дютшем. Москва: А. Гутхеиль, 1885.
567:
522:
390:
People, Jewish warriors, odalisques, Assyrian chiefs and warriors, feasters, male and female slaves of
Holofernes
533:
572:
153:
628:
179:
libretto, though credited to the composer, has a complicated history. The premiere took place in 1863 in
690:
676:
246:
254:
209:
in 1860, first inspired the Serov to work on the project as a vehicle for the Italian opera troupe in
741:
571:) can be detected by comparing the Indian Song from Act IV with the "Song of the Indian Guest" from
602:
609:
and Marina Shutova (odalisques), Lev Kuznetsov (Hindu Song). Reissued Brilliant Classics 2011.
590:
539:
528:
517:
418:
327:
294:
277:
238:
127:
672:
_______. "Serov, Alexander Nikolayevich," Grove Music Online (Accessed 10 January 2006), <
662:
550:
506:
250:
242:
218:
210:
206:
202:
180:
176:
144:
57:
44:
644:Словарь опер впервые поставленных или изданных в дореволюционной России и в СССР, 1736–1959
746:
694:
680:
652:
620:
594:
261:
185:
164:
31:
562:
306:
222:
168:
106:
725:
606:
576:
319:
422:
707:
544:
351:
375:
172:
289:
404:
214:
163:– stress on second syllable) is an opera in five acts, composed by
311:
686:
_______. "Yudif’," Grove Music Online (Accessed 10 January 2006), <
189:, made Serov the most important Russian opera composer of the 1860s.
492:
Bacchic Dance of the Odalisques and Dance of the Two Almahs (Act IV)
409:
368:
27:
667:
Opera and Drama in Russia As Preached and Practiced in the 1860s
561:
is most obvious in Acts III and IV; its influence (presaged by
711:
471:
report. All sing praise to God for answering their prayers.
687:
673:
669:. New ed. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 1993.
345:
Achior, chief of the Ammonites, subjugated to Holofernes:
167:
during 1861–1863. Derived from renditions of the story of
509:'s portrayal of Holofernes beginning in 1898), Serov's
225:; in the meantime, the composer was writing the music
183:. This stage debut, supplemented with his next opera
158:
237:The world premiere was given on 16 May 1863 at the
112:
102:
94:
68:
52:
21:
646:(Москва: Советский композитор, 1962), p. 357.
217:, Ivan Antonovich Giustiniani wrote a libretto in
309:, an Israelite woman, widow of a Jewish warrior:
513:influenced later Russian composers, including:
260:The Moscow premiere took place in 1865 at the
8:
486:Holofernes' March (Entr'acte before Act III)
333:Charmis, an elder of the city of Bethulia:
38:
18:
325:Ozias, an elder of the city of Bethulia:
288:
273:1885, piano-vocal score, Gutheil, Moscow
717:Russian libretto in zip file for Word
7:
415:Judith with the Head of Holophernes
366:Bagoas, head of Holofernes' harem:
360:Asfaneses, retainer of Holofernes:
599:Russian Academic Choir of the USSR
14:
264:in Moscow conducted by Shramek.
229:having the words ahead of time.
339:Eliachim, Jewish high priest:
1:
752:Cultural depictions of Judith
712:IMSLP Petrucci Music Library
78:Ivan Antonovich Giustiniani
553:– his biblical operas
483:Judith's Monologue (Act II)
475:Principal arias and numbers
159:
768:
480:Introduction (or Overture)
737:Operas by Alexander Serov
688:http://www.grovemusic.com
674:http://www.grovemusic.com
595:Bolshoy Theatre Orchestra
400:Time: The 6th Century BC.
148:
61:
37:
26:
732:Russian-language operas
557:The Eastern element in
531:– the unfinished
171:from the Old Testament
629:The Power of the Fiend
426:
354:, Assyrian commander:
302:
413:
403:Place: In and around
292:
117:16 May 1863
47:as Holofernes in 1898
649:Kandinsky, Alexey.
495:Indian Song (Act IV)
568:Ruslan and Lyudmila
523:The Maid of Orleans
268:Publication history
233:Performance history
193:Composition history
84:Konstantin Zvantsov
693:2008-05-16 at the
679:2008-05-16 at the
427:
303:
276:1903, full score,
253:as Holofernes and
130:, Saint Petersburg
16:Opera in five acts
663:Taruskin, Richard
591:Andrey Chistyakov
573:Rimsky-Korsakov's
419:Cristofano Allori
317:Avra, her slave:
301:(Gutheil, Moscow)
295:piano-vocal score
247:Konstantin Lyadov
239:Mariinsky Theatre
213:. Using Serov's
197:The Italian play
157:
136:
135:
128:Mariinsky Theatre
759:
653:Serov, Alexander
507:Fyodor Chaliapin
489:Dances (Act III)
293:Title page of a
255:Valentina Bianki
251:Mikhail Sariotti
211:Saint Petersburg
207:Saint Petersburg
203:Paolo Giacometti
181:Saint Petersburg
162:
152:
150:
124:
122:
81:
63:
45:Fyodor Shalyapin
42:
19:
767:
766:
762:
761:
760:
758:
757:
756:
722:
721:
704:
695:Wayback Machine
681:Wayback Machine
642:Bernandt, G.B.
639:
616:
586:
502:
477:
468:
459:
450:
441:
432:
397:
384:2nd Odalisque:
287:
270:
262:Bolshoy Theatre
245:, conducted by
235:
195:
165:Alexander Serov
132:
131:
125:
120:
118:
90:
79:
75:Alexander Serov
64:
48:
32:Alexander Serov
17:
12:
11:
5:
765:
763:
755:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
724:
723:
720:
719:
714:
703:
702:External links
700:
699:
698:
684:
670:
660:
650:
647:
638:
635:
634:
633:
625:
615:
612:
611:
610:
585:
582:
555:
554:
548:
537:
526:
501:
498:
497:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
476:
473:
467:
464:
458:
455:
449:
446:
440:
437:
431:
428:
408:
407:
401:
396:
393:
392:
391:
388:
382:
372:
364:
358:
349:
343:
337:
331:
323:
315:
286:
283:
282:
281:
274:
269:
266:
243:St. Petersburg
234:
231:
223:Apollon Maykov
205:, produced in
194:
191:
134:
133:
126:
116:
114:
110:
109:
107:Book of Judith
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
89:
88:
87:Dmitry Lobanov
85:
82:
76:
72:
70:
66:
65:
56:
54:
50:
49:
43:
35:
34:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
764:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
729:
727:
718:
715:
713:
709:
706:
705:
701:
696:
692:
689:
685:
682:
678:
675:
671:
668:
664:
661:
658:
654:
651:
648:
645:
641:
640:
636:
631:
630:
626:
623:
622:
618:
617:
613:
608:
607:Irina Zhurina
604:
603:Irina Udalova
600:
596:
593:(conductor),
592:
588:
587:
583:
581:
579:
578:
574:
570:
569:
564:
560:
552:
549:
547:
546:
541:
538:
536:
535:
530:
527:
525:
524:
519:
516:
515:
514:
512:
508:
499:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
478:
474:
472:
465:
463:
456:
454:
447:
445:
438:
436:
429:
424:
420:
416:
412:
406:
402:
399:
398:
394:
389:
387:
386:mezzo-soprano
383:
381:
377:
373:
371:
370:
365:
363:
359:
357:
353:
350:
348:
344:
342:
338:
336:
332:
330:
329:
324:
322:
321:
320:mezzo-soprano
316:
314:
313:
308:
305:
304:
300:
296:
291:
284:
279:
275:
272:
271:
267:
265:
263:
258:
256:
252:
249:and starring
248:
244:
240:
232:
230:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
192:
190:
188:
187:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
161:
155:
146:
142:
141:
129:
115:
111:
108:
105:
101:
97:
93:
86:
83:
77:
74:
73:
71:
67:
59:
55:
51:
46:
41:
36:
33:
29:
25:
20:
666:
656:
643:
627:
619:
575:
566:
558:
556:
543:
532:
521:
510:
503:
469:
460:
451:
442:
433:
423:Pitti Palace
414:
385:
379:
367:
361:
355:
346:
340:
334:
326:
318:
310:
298:
259:
236:
226:
198:
196:
184:
139:
138:
137:
80:(in Italian)
53:Native title
742:1863 operas
545:Prince Igor
518:Tchaikovsky
425:, Florence)
257:as Judith.
726:Categories
637:References
584:Recordings
551:Rubinstein
529:Mussorgsky
500:Influences
352:Holofernes
121:1863-05-16
69:Librettist
376:Odalisque
280:, Leipzig
173:Apocrypha
154:romanized
691:Archived
677:Archived
614:See also
542:–
534:Salammbô
520:–
421:, 1613 (
405:Bethulia
395:Synopsis
278:Belyayev
215:scenario
199:Giuditta
113:Premiere
103:Based on
95:Language
710:at the
621:Rogneda
540:Borodin
380:soprano
312:soprano
227:without
219:Italian
186:Rogneda
177:Russian
156::
145:Russian
119: (
98:Russian
58:Russian
747:Operas
632:(1871)
624:(1865)
589:1991,
563:Glinka
559:Judith
511:Judith
307:Judith
299:Judith
175:, the
169:Judith
140:Judith
22:Judith
708:Score
657:Юдифь
577:Sadko
466:Act 5
457:Act 4
448:Act 3
439:Act 2
430:Act 1
417:, by
369:tenor
347:tenor
285:Roles
160:Yudíf
149:Юдифь
62:Юдифь
28:Opera
697:>
683:>
374:1st
362:bass
356:bass
341:bass
335:bass
328:bass
655:.
565:in
297:of
201:by
30:by
728::
665:.
601:,
597:,
580:.
378::
241:,
151:,
147::
60::
143:(
123:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
