Lev Nikolaevich Konov (; born 11 February 1952 in Moscow) is a Russian composer, conductor and producer. He graduated in Moscow Conservatory in 1980.

Operas

*'' King Matt the First'' - the opera for/by children, the libretto is written on fairy tale by

Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's author and pedagogue known as ''Pan Doktor'' ("Mr. Doctor") or ''Stary Doktor'' ("Old Doctor"). He ...

, the first execution: 1988 Russia, Moscow. Sound recording of an opera 1992. *''

Asgard In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: ''Ásgarðr''; "Garden of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be refe ...

'' - the opera for/by children, libretto by Lev Konov, written on

Prose Edda The ''Prose Edda'', also known as the ''Younger Edda'', ''Snorri's Edda'' () or, historically, simply as ''Edda'', is an Old Norse textbook written in Iceland during the early 13th century. The work is often considered to have been to some exten ...

(Younger Edda) by

Snorri Sturluson Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of th ...

. The first execution: 1994, Russia, Moscow.

Olav Tryggvason Olaf Tryggvason (960s – 9 September 1000) was King of Norway from 995 to 1000. He was the son of Tryggvi Olafsson, king of Viken ( Vingulmark, and Rånrike), and, according to later sagas, the great-grandson of Harald Fairhair, first King ...

, op.50 by

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic music, Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwid ...

is included in opera. *''

Kokin Wakashū The , commonly abbreviated as , is an early anthology of the '' waka'' form of Japanese poetry, dating from the Heian period. An imperial anthology, it was conceived by Emperor Uda () and published by order of his son Emperor Daigo () in abou ...

'' - opera for/by children, libretto by Lev Konov, the first execution: 1996, Russia, Moscow. *''

The Ugly Duckling "The Ugly Duckling" () is a Danish literary fairy tale by Danish poet and author Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875). It was first published on 11 November 1843 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. First Collection'', with three other tale ...

'' - Opera-Parable By

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

For

Mezzo-Soprano A mezzo-soprano (, ), or mezzo ( ), is a type of classical music, classical female singing human voice, voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A bel ...

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Soprano A soprano () is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...

), Three-part Children’s Choir And the Piano. 1 Act: 2 Epigraphs, 38 Theatrical Pictures Length: Approximately 26 minutes. The opera version (Free transcription) Written by Lev Konov (1996) On music of

Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''. , group=n ( – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who l ...

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”, op. 18 (1914) And “

Visions Fugitives ''Visions fugitives'', Op. 22, is a cycle of twenty piano miniatures by Sergei Prokofiev. The seventh piece was also published for harp. They were written between 1915 and 1917, individually, many for specific friends of the composer, and premie ...

”, op. 22 (1915–1917) (Vocal score language: Russian, English, German, French)

References

External links

*Audios of Opera King Matt the First
Part 1Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f9KZ6-fTKg Part
Part 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3IvzYcRP-I Part
Part 6Lev Konov’s Magical Childhood
*Videos of Opera The Ugly Duckling
Part 1Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgbDhfUoRNA Part 3]
Opera "Asgard", score
(Л. Конов-Э. Григ, синтез-опера "Асгард", клавир) {{DEFAULTSORT:Konov, Lev Living people 1952 births Russian male classical composers 21st-century Russian classical composers 20th-century Russian classical composers 20th-century Russian male musicians 21st-century Russian male musicians Moscow Conservatory alumni