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261:Tula Oblast
241:vocal score
193:(1809–1852)
155:to his own
1399:Categories
1344:Mussorgsky
1159:Orchestral
897:References
888:: YouTube,
730:Recordings
666:Die Heirat
445:his friend
367:(Stepan).
221:recitative
112:1908-12-12
77:Mussorgsky
74:Librettist
1290:Namesakes
607:Petrograd
572:Revision
285:César Cui
159:based on
141:Zhenit'ba
1374:Category
1309:(number
1274:" (1879)
1064:Zhenitba
1056:Salammbô
977:Zhenitba
917:(1995).
856:OCD 145
819:Olympic,
812:Duhamel
754:Version
748:Stepan)
490:Synopsis
473:Stepan,
435:baritone
403:, Moscow
228:Zhenitba
199:Marriage
169:Marriage
157:libretto
145:Marriage
137:Женитьба
128:Zhenitba
104:Premiere
99:by Gogol
95:Marriage
90:Based on
82:Language
67:Женитьба
49:Marriage
22:Zhenitba
1336:Related
1265:"Night"
1235:Sunless
1189:(1874)
1075:(1872)
958:YouTube
553:Editor
534:Scene 4
525:Scene 3
516:Scene 2
507:Scene 1
176:History
133:Russian
110: (
85:Russian
63:Russian
1430:Operas
1311:VP-BWP
1267:(1864)
1246:(1877)
1238:(1874)
1230:(1872)
1222:(1867)
1104:(1880)
1096:(1880)
1088:(1872)
1067:(1868)
1059:(1866)
1044:Operas
927:
762:1950?
757:Label
672:Vienna
642:Moscow
587:Moscow
559:Notes
501:Place:
397:Muzgiz
380:1908,
165:comedy
1384:Audio
1254:Songs
1207:Vocal
1178:Piano
1085:Mlada
902:Notes
861:2009
826:1982
793:1953
740:Cast:
737:Year
713:1991
698:1982
683:1954
664:, as
662:Essen
649:1935
629:1931
614:1930
594:1917
564:1908
556:Type
550:Year
496:Time:
450:tenor
415:Role
408:Roles
211:, to
149:opera
28:Opera
925:ISBN
480:bass
219:and
217:aria
263:."
163:'s
30:by
1401::
955:.
886:VH
674:,
579:,
395:,
339:.
287:.
143:,
139:,
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1006:v
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