''Dobrynya Nikitich'' (Op. 22) is a 1901

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by Aleksandr Grechaninov. It is described as a "Opera-Legend" based on the

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Dobrynya Nikitich. The opera opened at the

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on October 14, 1903, with Fyodor Chaliapin in the lead.

Recordings

Excerpts were recorded by the Leningrad Radio Choir and Russian balalaika orchestra 'Vasiliy Andreev' under Georgy Doniyakh in 1959, with Viktor Morozov (bass) Matvej Gavrilkin (tenor) Aleksandra Meshcheryakova (mezzo-soprano) and Lyudmila Grudina (mezzo-soprano).

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Recordings

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