Ivanushka-durachok

Iwanuschka der Dummkopf; Jeannot "le bete"; Ivan the Fool

An opera fairy-tale for children in three scenes

Composed by Cesar Cui

Libretto by Nadezhda Nikolaevna Dolomonova

Date of composition: 1913

First Performed: Never

Cast of Characters

Tsar: alto
Tsarevna: soprano
Ivan: mezzo-soprano
Ivan's 1st brother: soprano
Ivan's 2nd brother: mezzo-soprano
Ivan's Father : alto
Ivan's Mother : soprano
Ivan's Horse : alto or bass

Courtiers, clowns, gusli players, tree stumps

Setting:

Synopsis

Act I

Act II

Act III

Extra Information

Author: Lyle Neff, lneff@ucs.indiana.edu
Last Updated: June 1995