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    Cephalus and Prokris (Russian: Цефал и Прокрис – Tsefal i Prokris), is an opera seria in three acts by the Italian composer Francesco Araja. Dating to...
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    wrote at least 14 operas for the Russian Imperial Court including Tsefal i Prokris, the first opera in Russian. He was born and received his musical education...
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    years in Russia and wrote 14 operas for the Russian Court including Tsefal i Prokris (1755), the first opera written in Russian to the libretto by Alexander...
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  • and the earliest known full opera produced in North America. 1755 Tsefal i Prokris (Francesco Araja). First Russian opera. This list was compiled by consulting...
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    abroad to learn to write operas. The first opera written in Russian was Tsefal i Prokris by the Italian composer Francesco Araja (1755). The development of...
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  • of Likia. The first opera written in Russian was Araja’s Tsefal i Prokris (Cephalus and Prokris, libretto by Alexander Sumarokov) that was staged at Saint...
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    The first opera written in Russian was Цефал и Прокрис (Tsefal i Prokris – Cephalus and Prokris, libretto by Alexander Sumarokov) by Italian composer Francesco...
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    opera written in Russian was by an Italian, Francesco Araja, author of Tsefal i Prokris (Cephalus and Procris, 1755). Vasili Pashkévich was the pioneer of...
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  • (Cephalus) in the opera by Francesco Araja Цефал и Прокрис (Tsefal i Prokris – Cephalus and Prokris) written to a Russian libretto by Alexander Sumarokov after...
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  • Transatlantic, Helen Retires, Volpone Francesco Araja (1709–c. 1770): Tsefal i Prokris Anton Arensky (1861–1906): Dream on the Volga Dominick Argento (1927–...
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  • (Альцеста, 1758) is regarded as "the second Russian opera" (after Araja's Tsefal i Prokris, 1755). The role of Admet in this opera was sung by Dmitry Bortniansky...
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