Cui operas The Snow Bogatyr in Cyrillic script Cyrillic Sne nyj bogatyr in transliteration is an opera fairytale for children in one act, two tableaux, by C sar Cui , composed in 1905. The libretto was written by a school teacher named Marina Stanislavovna Pol , using Russian folk tales. The title can be translated also as The Snow Hero or The Snow Knight , but these renderings do not quite convey the notion of a Bogatyr . As with the composer s other children s operas, this work was meant for children to perform in, as well as to watch. Performance history The opera was premiered on 15 May 1906 Old Style and New Style dates Old Style , in Yalta , by school students of Ms. Pol , who accompanied the performance at the piano. It was staged also on 4 March 1908 in Saint Petersburg , by opera students at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory St. Petersburg Conservatory . Like one of the composer s other children s operas, Puss in Boots Cui Puss in Boots , this opera seems to have had some staying power, or at least potential, in Soviet Union Soviet times, judging by the fact that it was re published in 1953 with a new libretto devoid of Imperial Russia tsarist allusions. Characters and Setting Characters as listed in the original edition Tsaritsa soprano Ivan Tsarevich The Snow Bogatyr low mezzo soprano The Dragon Gorynych Contralto alto or Basso bass bass preferred 11 Princess Swan s children s Choir chorus Nurses and mothers children s chorus Setting Fairytale times. A certain kingdom, a certain domain. Synopsis As in the original edition Tableau 1 . A courtyard. The Princess Swans are singing and dancing. As they enjoy a snowball fight, they inadvertently hit their mother, the Tsaritsa, in the eyes. She rashly wishes not only to have a son, but also that a whirlwind would sweep away her eleven disobedient daughters. Suddenly there is a blizzard, and the Princess Swans are swept away. But out of the snowstorm appears the son that the Tsaritsa wished for t ... more details
Infobox royalty consort yes name Marfa Sobakina image Marfa Sobakina.JPG imgw 190px caption Forensic facial reconstruction succession List of Russian consorts Tsaritsa of All Russia reign 28 October 1571 &ndash 13 November 1571 coronation spouse Ivan IV of Russia issue full name Marfa Vasilevna Sobakina house Rurik Dynasty Rurik house type Dynasty father Vasiliy Sobakin mother birth date 1552 birth place death date 13 November 1571 death place burial date burial place Ascension Convent , Kolomenskoye br Archangel Cathedral , Moscow Kremlin Kremlin 1929 religion Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Marfa Vasilevna Sobakina 1552 1571 , was Tsaritsa of the Tsardom of Russia and was the third wife of Ivan the Terrible . The daughter of a Novgorod based merchant Vasiliy Sobakin, Marfa was selected by Ivan among Bride show 12 marriage finalists . A few days after her selection, Marfa began to succumb to a mysterious ailment. It was rumoured that she was unintentionally poisoned by her mother, who gave her a potion supposedly meant to increase her fertility. Despite rapidly losing weight and barely standing, Marfa was nonetheless married to Ivan on 28 October 1571 in Aleksandrovska Sloboda. Marfa died a few days later. Her death increased her husbands paranoia, because she died in what was meant to be an impregnible fortress filled with loyal subjects. Ivan, remembering the death of his Anastasia Romanovna first wife , immediately suspected poisoning and put to death many of his subjects, including Mikail Temjruk brother to the Tzar s Maria Temryukovna previous wife who was impaled. References Troyat, Henri Ivan le Terrible . Flammarion, Paris, 1982 de Madariaga, Isabel Ivan the Terrible . Giulio Einaudi editore, 2005 S start S roy ru S vac last Maria Temryukovna S ttl title List of Russian consorts Tsaritsa of All Russia years 1571 S vac next Anna Koltovskaya End Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . ... more details
Infobox royalty consort yes name Eleonore Reuss of K stritz title List of Bulgarian consorts Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria image Eleonoreofbulgaria.JPG imgw 200px caption succession List of Bulgarian consorts Princess consort of Bulgaria reign 28 February 1908 &ndash 22 September 1908 succession1 List of Bulgarian consorts Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria reign1 22 September 1908 &ndash 12 September 1917 spouse Ferdinand I of Bulgaria issue full name Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise Reuss house Reuss Younger Line House of Reuss K stritz br House of Saxe Coburg and Gotha father Prince Heinrich IV of Reuss of K stritz mother Princess Luise Caroline Reuss of Greiz birth date Birth date 1860 8 22 df yes birth place Trebschen , Poland death date Death date and age 1917 9 12 1860 8 22 df y death place Euxinograd , Bulgaria burial date burial place Boyana Church religion Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox br prev. Lutheranism signature Princess Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise Reuss of K stritz 22 August 1860 &ndash 12 September 1917 was Tsaritsa of Bulgaria and the second wife of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria . Her name is borne of ancient Eastern European origin, meaning true and perpetual beauty . Life Born in Trebschen , the daughter of Prince Heinrich IV Reuss zu K stritz and Princess Luise Caroline Reuss zu Greiz, Eleonore was described as a plain but practical... capable and kind hearted woman. Following the death of his first wife, Marie Louise of Bourbon Parma , Ferdinand sought another wife to carry out the official duties required of the consort of a head of state. As a gay man with no requirement to produce further heirs, Ferdinand stipulated to his assistant that he .... Initially entitled Princess of Bulgaria, Eleonore assumed the title Tsaritsa on 5 October 1908 following ... . Tsaritsa Eleonore became seriously ill during the final years of World War I, dying in Euxinograd ... title List of Bulgarian consorts Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria years 22 September 1908 12 September ... more details
Infobox royalty name Margarita G mez Acebo y Cejuela title Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria birth date Birth date and age 1935 1 6 df yes birth place Madrid , Spain spouse Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha Simeon II of Bulgaria reign 21 January 1962 present reign type Pretend father Manuel G mez Acebo y Modet mother Mar a de las Mercedes Cejuela y Fern ndez issue Kardam, Prince of Turnovo Prince Kardam br Kyrill, Prince of Preslav Prince Kyill br Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte Prince Kubrat br Konstantin Assen, Prince of Vidin Prince Konstantin Assen br Princess Kalina of Bulgaria Princess Kalina Do a Margarita G mez Acebo y Cejuela , born on 6 January 1935 in Madrid , Spain , is the consort of Tsar Simeon Saxe Coburg Gotha Simeon II of Bulgaria , whom she married after his exile. As such, she is also sometimes styled Tsaritsa Margarita or Queen Margarita in this context, she may be styled as Princess of Saxe Coburg and Gotha and Duchess in Saxony , due to her husband s descent from those former ruling families. During her husband s tenure as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, she was sometimes referred as Mrs. Margarita Sakskoburggotska . Family background She is the daughter of Don Manuel G mez Acebo y Modet, of the Marquesses de Cortina, and his wife Do a Mar a de las Mercedes Cejuela y Fern ndez, and paternal granddaughter of the 3rd Marqu s of Cortina. Her parents were murdered by the Second Spanish Republic Spanish Republicans in 1936 at the outset of the Spanish Civil War . Margarita is a first cousin of the late Luis G mez Acebo y Duque de Estrada, Viscount of La Torre son of the 9th Marchioness and brother of the 10th Marquess of Deleitosa , the husband of Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz Do a Pilar , Infanta of Spain and 1st Duchess of Badajoz . She is styled by courtesy as Her Majesty Margarita, Queen of the Bulgarians . Residence The former Tsar and Tsaritsa currently reside ... Do a Margarita G mez Acebo y Cejuela 1935 1962 Her Majesty Margarita, Tsaritsa of the Bulgarians, Duchess ... more details
Refimprove date August 2010 July 3 Eastern Orthodox liturgics July 3 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar July 5 Eastern Orthodox liturgics July 5 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on July 17 by Old Style and New Style dates Old Calendarists Saints Saint Andrew of Crete , archbishop 712 Venerable Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger 554 Hieromartyr , Theodore of Cyrene, Bishop of Cyrene, Libya Cyrene in Libya and those martyr s with him Saint Andrei Rublev , iconographer 1430 Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia Tsar Nicholas II , Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna Alix of Hesse Alexandra , Crown Prince Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia Alexei , and Grand duchesses Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia Olga , Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia Tatiana , Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia 1899 1918 Maria , and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Anastasia , and those martyred with them 1918 Burial of prince Andrei I Bogolyubsky References http www.abbamoses.com Orthodox Saints and Feasts http www.pomog.org index.html?http www.pomog.org saintlist.shtml Protection of the Mother of God Church, List of Saints DEFAULTSORT July 4 Eastern Orthodox Liturgics Category Eastern Orthodox liturgical days ... more details
Severny lang ru masculine , Severnaya lang ru feminine , or Severnoye lang ru neuter may refer to People Andrei Severny 1913 1987 , Soviet astrophysicist and academician Arcady Severny 1939 1980 , performer of Russian criminal songs Count and Countess Severny, pseudonyms of Tsar Paul I of Russia and Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna Sophie Dorothea of W rttemberg Maria Feodorovna touring Europe Places Severny District , name of several districts and city districts in Russia Severny Okrug disambiguation , name of several divisions in Russia Severny Island , an island in Russia Severny inhabited locality Severnaya , Severnoye , name of several inhabited localities in Russia Severny volcano , a volcanoes of Kamchatka volcano in Kamchatka , Russia Severny air base , an air base east of Orsk Ivanovo Severny , an air base Severny Airport , a general aviation airport in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia Other Severny grape , a cold resistant Russian red grape varietal 1737 Severny , a Main belt Asteroid discovered on October 13, 1966 See also Severn disambiguation Northern disambiguation Severnaya Zemlya , an island group in Russia Severnaya, a fictional space weapons base in the film GoldenEye Disambig geo surname de Sewerny es S verni desambiguaci n fr Severny it Severnyj pt Severny ru ... more details
for the plant Lily of the Valley The Lilies of the Valley Egg is a Jewellery jewelled Faberg egg made under the supervision of the Russia n jeweller Peter Carl Faberg in 1898 by Faberg ateliers. The supervising goldsmith was Michael Perchin. The egg is one of the two eggs in Art Nouveau style. It was presented on April 5 to Tzar Nicholas II , and was used as a gift to the Tsaritsa , Alexandra Fyodorovna Alix of Hesse Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna . The egg is part of the Vekselberg Collection . Craftsmanship The egg is covered in pearls and topped with pink enamel. The egg is supported by cabriole leg s of green gold leaves with rose diamond dewdrops. The gold stemmed lilies have green enameled leaves and pearl flowers.made of gold rubies pearls ect. Surprise Instead of a surprise when opening the egg, this egg s surprise gets elevated out of the egg by twisting a gold mounted pearl button. When fully raised three portraits are visible under the Imperial crown Czar Nicholas II and his two oldest daughters, Olga and Tatiana, painted on ivory by Johannes Zehngraf. The portraits are in frames of rose diamond s on gold panels. They are framed in rose diamonds and backed with gold panels engraved with the presentation date July 31, 1898. See also Egg decorating External links http www.treasuresofimperialrussia.com e chap7 lilies.html Faberge Treasures of Imperial Russia FabergeEggs Category Faberg eggs it Uovo dei mughetti uk ... more details
Infobox Faberg egg name Steel Military image Faberge Steel Military.jpg width caption year delivered 1916 made for Alexandra Fyodorovna owner Kremlin Armoury acquisition year workmaster Alma Pihl materials height width surprise in egg The Steel Military Egg is one of a series of fifty two Russian Jewellery jewelled Easter eggs made by Alma Pihl under the supervision of the Russia n jeweller Peter Carl Faberg in 1916, for the last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II . Tsar Nicholas presented the egg as an Easter gift to his wife, the Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna Alix of Hesse Alexandra Fyodorovna . The egg is one of the ten Imperial eggs that were never sold, and now is found in the Kremlin armoury. Craftsmanship The exterior of the egg is made from gold , steel , and is coated in vitreous enamel , while the interior is made of silk and velvet . The egg stands on a base of jade . Four steel artillery shells support the egg. The surprise is a miniature painting by Vassily Zuiev on an easel made of gold and steel. The easel is coated in vitreous enamel. The frame of the painting is lined with diamonds . In fiction The Steel Military Egg appears in The Strangelove Gambit , a Nikolai Dante novel by David Bishop . See also Faberg egg Egg decorating External links http www.mieks.com FabergeEggs coord missing Moscow Category Faberg eggs Category Visitor attractions in Moscow Category 1916 works it Uovo d acciaio uk ... more details
, is bored and dejected. Oksana taunts Vakula one last time about the Tsaritsa s slippers. Vakula ... puts down Vakula in the tsaritsa s court and disappears into the fireplace. Vakula joins a group of Zaporozhian Cossacks who are petitioning the tsaritsa. A chorus sings the tsaritsa s praises in a magnificent polonaise . The tsaritsa addresses the Cossacks. Vakula requests the tsaritsa s boots ... Legostayeva Tsaritsa , Nina Kulagina Solokha , Dmitriy Tarkhov Vakula , Pavel Pontryagin Devil , Sergey ... Voynarovsky Devil , Alexey Maslennikov Sacristan , Boris Beyko Patsyuk , Olga Tiruchnova Tsaritsa ... more details
Image Golden Drawing Room.jpg thumb right The Gold drawing Room, the Winter Palace, St Petersburg. Image GoldenRoomLocation.jpg thumb right 100px Location of the Gold Drawing Room within the Winter Palace The Gold Drawing Room of the Winter Palace , St Petersburg was one of the rooms of the palace reconstructed following the fire of 1837 by the architect Alexander Briullov . ref The State Hermitage Museum ref The vaulted ceiling and window embrasures give this large room a cavernous air. Following her marriage in 1841, it became the most formal of the rooms compromising the suite of Maria Alexandrovna Marie of Hesse Tsaritsa Maria Alexandrovna . It was refurbished for her by Andrei Stakenschneider, who employed heavy gilt mouldings for the ceiling and walls in a Byzantine style. The room contains a fireplace of marble and jasper with a mosaic by Etienne Moderni . ref The State Hermitage Museum ref Maria Alexandrovna used this room as her state drawing room. From it led her less formal drawing rooms, the Crimson Cabinet, and beyond that the even more private Crimson Boudoir. Today, as part of the State Hermitage Museum , this room retains its original decoration. Notes references References http www.hermitagemuseum.org html En 08 hm89 0 1 53.html The State Hermitage Museum retrieved 27 October 2008 The Winter Palace DEFAULTSORT Gold Drawing Room Of The Winter Palace Category Hermitage Museum ru ... more details
File Marfa Matveevna.jpg thumb 250px Marfa Apraksina Marfa Matveyevna Apraksina lang ru 1664 1716 , was a Tsarina of Russia as the second spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Russia . Seven months after the death of his first spouse, on 24 February 1682, Marfa Apraksina, daughter of Matvey Vasilyevich Apraksin and Domna Bogdanovna Lovchikova, became Fyodor s second wife. Feodor died three months after his new wedding, on 7 May, without surviving issue. Start s roy ru s vac last Agafya Grushetskaya s ttl title List of Russian consorts Tsaritsa consort of Russia years 1682 s vac next Praskovia Saltykova end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Apraksina, Marfa ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1664 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1716 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Apraksina, Marfa Category Russian tsarinas Category Russian nobility Category 1664 births Category 1716 deaths Russia noble stub de Marfa Matwejewna Apraxina fr Martha Apraxina ja pl Marfa Apraksina ru , sv Marfa Apraxina ... more details
Image Moscou Kremlin .jpg thumb 250px Facade of the Terem Palace. Terem Palace or Teremnoy Palace lang ru is a historical building in the Moscow Kremlin , Russia , which used to be the main residence of the Russian tsar s in the 17th century. Its name is derived from the Greek word i.e., dwelling . Currently, the structure is not accessible to the public, as it belongs to the official residence of the President of Russia . On the 16th century Aloisio the New constructed the first royal palace on the spot. Only the ground floor survives from that structure, as the first Romanov tsar, Mikhail Feodorovich , had the palace completely rebuilt in 1635 36. The new structure was surrounded by numerous annexes and outbuildings, including the Boyar Platform, Golden Staircase, Golden Porch, and several turrets. On Mikhail s behest, the adjoining Golden Tsaritsa s Chamber ref http www.kremlin2000.ru pict 60 61.jpg ref constructed back in the 1560s for Ivan IV s wife, was surmounted with 11 golden domes of the Upper Saviour Cathedral. The complex of the palace also incorporates several churches of earlier construction, including the Church of the Virgin s Nativity ref http www.kremlin2000.ru pict 106 107.jpg ref from the 1360s. The palace consists of five stories. The third story was occupied by the tsaritsa and her children the fourth one contained the private apartments of the tsar. The upper story is a tent like structure where the Boyar Duma convened. ref http www.kremlin2000.ru pict 98 99.jpg ref The exterior, exuberantly decorated with brick tracery and colored tiles, is brilliantly painted in red, yellow, and orange. ref cite web url http www.kremlin2000.ru pict 76.jpg title picture date accessdate 2012 04 30 ref The interior used to be painted as well, but the original murals were destroyed by successive fires, particularly the great fire of 1812. In 1837, the interiors were renovated in accordance with old drawings in the Russian ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 confused Maria Dolgorukaya Infobox royalty consort yes name Maria Dolgorukova title image imgw caption succession List of Russian consorts Tsaritsa of All Russia reign 1624 1625 coronation spouse Michael of Russia issue stillborn child full name Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova house Dolgoroukov father Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov mother Maria Vasilievna Barbashina Shuiskaya birth date c. 1601 birth place death date 17 January 1625 death place burial date burial place Ascension Convent , Kolomenskoye br Archangel Cathedral , Moscow Kremlin Kremlin 1929 religion Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Maria Vladimirovna Dolgorukova in Russian 1601 17 January 1625 was the first wife of Michael I of Russia Tsar Michael I of Russia . She was a daughter of a boyar Knyaz Vladimir Timofeyevich Dolgorukov and wife Princess Maria Vasilievna Barbashina Shuiskaya. Her family were of Rurikid stock and related to the ancient grand princes of Russia, unlike her husband. Maria Vladimirovna died four months after her marriage to Michael, which took place in 1624. Maria died from labor difficulties. Either she was already pregnant at her marriage, or she went into pre term labor. S start S roy ru S vac last Marina Mniszech S ttl title Imperial Consorts of Russia Tsaritsa consort of Russia years 1624 1625 S vac next Eudoxia Streshneva End Use dmy dates date August 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dolgorukova, Maria Vladimirovna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1601 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 17 January 1625 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dolgorukova, Maria Vladimirovna Category 1601 births Category 1625 deaths Category Russian royalty Category Dolgorukov family Category House of Romanov Category Russian tsarinas Russia noble stub bg de Marija Wladimirowna Dolgorukowa fr Maria Dolgoroukova it Marija Vladimirovna Dolgorukova nl Maria Dolgoroekova ja ru ... more details
Otherplaces Coord 51 13 N 33 12 E display title Infobox settlement settlement type coordinates region UA subdivision type Country official name Konotop native name subdivision name Ukraine image seal Konotop COA.PNG subdivision type1 Oblast region type local Raion subdivision name1 Sumy region link Sumy Oblast region name local Konotopsky Raion population total 93671 population as of October 1, 2010 area total km2 103 established date 1635 established title Founded elevation m 171 latd 51 latm 13 latNS N longd 33 longm 12 longEW E website http www.konotop rada.gov.ua image map konotop Ukraine Map.png Konotop lang uk IPA uk kono t p is a city in northern Ukraine within the Sumy Oblast . Konotop is the center of the Konotop Raion district , and is located about 129 km from Sumy , the Oblast capital. It is host to Konotop air base Konotop air base . History During the beginning of the 17th Century, Ukrainian Cossacks were first based in that area. The settlement was first mentioned in 1635 in various documents as Novoselitsa . In 1642 a Polish fortress was built in that place named after the river Konotopka . Probably the river disappeared, and another one was created, Yezuch. The fortification became a key point in the struggle against the Moscow state. Some historians suppose that Konotop was inhabited even before the Tatar Mongolian invasion. A legend says that during the Tatar cavalry movement in this region many horses and warriors drowned in the swamps, that s why the area was named Konotop kon steed, topat to drown . There is another legend about the origination of the name. According to it, there was an accident with tsaritsa queen , whose carriage and escort got stuck and drowned in this swampy land. The tsaritsa was rescued, but her possessions and guards were lost. She asked, what is this place, where horses drown? So it was called Konotop. In 1659 the Battle of Konotop took place near the city, in which Poles, Crimean Tatars, and Ukrain ... more details
Simeon II of Bulgaria in 1937. In the years prior to World War II , Tsaritsa Ioanna became heavily ... of the present Spanish King s late brother in law in 1962, Tsaritsa Ioanna moved to Estoril , Portugal ... 2000 s roy s vac last Eleonore Reuss of K stritz s ttl title List of Bulgarian consorts Tsaritsa ... more details
. Oxana shames Vakula into getting her the Tsaritsa s boots or else she won t marry him. He runs threatening ... forces the Devil to take him to St. Petersburg. The Devil puts down Vakula in the tsaritsa s court and disappears into the fireplace. Vakula joins a group of cossacks who are going to see the tsaritsa. In the hall of columns, a chorus sings the tsaritsa s praises to a polonaise. Vakula requests the tsaritsa s boots to a minuet, and it is granted because it is an unusual and amusing thing to ask ... more details
Princess Marie may refer to Princess Marie of Baden disambiguation , various princesses of the royal House of Baden Princess Marie Agla of Liechtenstein born 1940 , wife and cousin of Prince Hans Adam II of Liechtenstein Princess Marie Bonaparte 1882 1962 , French psychoanalyst Princess Marie C cile of Prussia born 1942 , second daughter of Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia Princess Marie of Denmark born 1976 , second wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark known as Marie Cavallier before the wedding Princess Marie d Orleans disambiguation , various French princesses Princess Marie of Edinburgh 1875 1938 , Queen of Romania Princess Marie Isabelle of Orl ans 1848 1919 , Countess of Paris Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria born 1933 , daughter of Tsar Boris III and Tsaritsa Ioanna Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein 1872 1956 , member of the British Royal Family Princess Marie of Hanover 1849 1904 , great granddaughter of King George III Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine 1874 1878 , youngest daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom and Ludwig IV, the Grand Duke of Hesse Princess Marie of Hornes 1704 1736 , daughter of Thomas Bruce, 3rd Earl of Elgin and Charlotte Jacqueline d Argenteau, comtesse d Esneux Princess Marie of Saxe Weimar Eisenach disambiguation , multiple people Princess Marie of Schaumburg Lippe born 1945 , daughter of Prince Christian of Schaumburg Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark See also Princess Marie Ad la de of Savoy 1685 1712 , Princess of Savoy and Sardinia, eldest daughter of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia Princess Marie Antoinette of Parma 1774 1841 , Princess of Parma, daughter of Duke Ferdinand I of Parma Marie Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece , wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece Princess Marie Christine of Belgium born 1951 daughter of King Leopold III of the Belgians Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg Princess Mary disambiguation Princess Louise Marie disambiguation Prin ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Deleted image removed Image Russian Baroque DVD.jpg thumb right The view of the Hermitage Museum Hermitage , St Petersburg on a CD cover featuring some fragments from the opera Fevey by Vasily Pashkevich deletable image caption 1 Monday, 10 March 2008 Fevey is an opera by Vasily Pashkevich to a Russian language Russian libretto by Catherine II of Russia . Empress Catherine the Great Catherine II had literary ambitions and wrote nine opera librettos. This one, an allegorical fairy tale, was called The Story of Tsarevich Fevey Russian . . She asked Vasili Pashkevich , a Russian composer of Poles Polish origin, to set it to music. This is the first example of a Russian fairytale opera, a genre that eventually flourished in the 19th century. The plot of the opera is quite absurd, used as an instruction for the heir of her throne. However the intention was to amuse the audience, because people who cheer have no evil. The premiere took place on April 30 OS April 19 , 1786 at the Hermitage Theatre in St Petersburg . The lavish opera production evoked widespread admiration. Discography Russkoe barokko Zolotaya klassika CD Label s RCD Music RCD 30649 Year of production 2003, Year of recording 2003, Baroque Chamber Ensemble. Including Vasily Pashkevich. Overture to the opera Fevey Allegro C major 2 51 Vasily Pashkevich. Aria of Tsaritsa from the opera Fevey 2 56 Libretto by Catherine the Great Catherine II Vasily Pashkevich. Overture to the opera Fedul s det mi Allegro C major 2 50 See also Vasili Pashkevich Catherine II and opera Catherine the Great Russian opera Category Russian language operas Category Russian music Category 1786 operas ... more details
for the painting of the same name by Caravaggio The Lute Player Caravaggio The Lute Player or The Tsaritsa Harpist is a Russian fairy tale . Andrew Lang included it in The Violet Fairy Book 1901 . ref Andrew Lang, The Violet Fairy Book , http www.mythfolklore.net andrewlang 076.htm The Lute Player ref It is Aarne Thompson type 888 The Faithful Wife. ref D. L. Ashliman , http www.pitt.edu dash type0888.html The Faithful Wife folktales of Aarne Thompson Uther type 888 ref The instrument actually described in the fairy tale is a gusli . ref Kathleen Ragan, Fearless Girls, Wise Women, & Beloved Sister p 96 ISBN 0 393 04598 6 ref Synopsis A king lived happily with his queen, but after a time, wanted to fight and so win glory. He set out against a wicked king, but lost and was captured. He sent a message to his queen to ransom him. His queen thought that if she went herself, the wicked king would take her as one of his wives, and she did not know whether she could trust her ministers. She cut her hair, Cross dressing disguised herself as a boy, and set out with a gusli. She reached the court of the wicked king and charmed him with her music. He promised her whatever she wished, and she said she wanted a companion on the way, so she asked for one of his prisoners. He let her choose, and she picked the king. They went back to their country without his discovering who she was. She left him before he reached his court. He was angry that his wife had not ransomed him, and even more angry that she had vanished and just returned, assuming she had been unfaithful. She disguised herself as the musician again, and her husband promised her whatever reward she wished. She told him she wanted him, and revealed she was the queen. See also Sir Orfeo References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Lute Player Category Russian fairy tales Category Fictional queens Category Fictional musicians no Luttspilleren ... more details
Infobox royalty consort yes name Theodora image succession Royal Consorts of Bulgaria Empress consort of Bulgaria predecessor Theodora Palaiologina of Bulgaria Theodora Palaiologina successor Sarah Theodora reign 1331&ndash 1345 coronation spouse Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria spouse type Spouse issue Michael Asen IV f Bulgaria Michael Asen br Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria Ivan Sratsimir br Ivan Asen IV of Bulgaria Ivan Asen br Vasilisa? house Basarab House of Basarab father Basarab I of Wallachia mother Margareta of Wallachia Lady Margareta birth date birth place Wallachia death date death place Bulgaria Theodora lang bg of Wallachia was the daughter of Basarab I of Wallachia 1310 1352 and Margareta of Wallachia Lady Margareta . ref P. P. Panaitescu, Mircea cel B tr n , Corint, Bucure ti, 2000, p. 37 and p. 45, n. 25 ref ref Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Rom nilor , All Educa ional, Bucure ti, 2003, p. 299 300 ref She married Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria as his first wife. This marriage produced four children Michael Asen IV f Bulgaria Michael Asen , Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria Ivan Sratsimir , Ivan Asen IV of Bulgaria Ivan Asen and Vasilisa. In 1345 Tsar Ivan Alexander divorced Tsaritsa Theodora and sent her into a monastery as a nun under the name Teofana. References references S start S bef before Theodora Palaiologina S ttl title Royal Consorts of Bulgaria Empress consort of Bulgaria years 1331 1345 S aft after Sarah Theodora End Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Theodora Of Wallachia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Wallachia DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Bulgaria DEFAULTSORT Theodora Of Wallachia Category Bulgarian consorts Category Women of medieval Bulgaria Category 14th century births Category 14th century deaths Category 14th century Bulgarian people Euro royal stub bg el es Teodora de Valaquia hu Baszarab Teod ra bolg r c rn ... more details
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