''Dead Souls'' («Мёртвые души») is a 1976 Russian-language opera in three acts by

Rodion Shchedrin Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ( rus, Родион Константинович Щедрин, , rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR St ...

based on the novel ''

Dead Souls ''Dead Souls'' ( , pre-reform spelling: ) is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and adventures of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov ...

'' by

Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works " The Nose", " Viy", "The Overcoat", and " Nevsky Prosp ...

, to a libretto by the composer. It was premiered at the Kirov in 1977, and overseas in Boston in 1988.

Recordings

* radio recording - Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra,

Yevgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist. Life and work Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting with Alexander Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory Th ...

(1976). * Vinyl and CD - Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov, 1982 Melodiya: MELCD1001837 - 2 CDs Reviewed in Gramophone Magazine 7/96. * television recording - Mariinsky Theatre "Golden Mask" Festival (May, 2012)Еще больше Чичиковых - Опера «Мертвые души» Мариинского театра на фестивале «Золотая маска»
Even more Chichikovs - The opera "Dead Souls" Mariinsky Theatre festival "Golden Mask"

References

1976 operas Russian-language operas Operas by Rodion Shchedrin Operas Operas based on works by Nikolai Gogol Operas based on novels Works based on Dead Souls {{opera-stub