Aleko
Opera in one act
Libretto
Vladimir Nemirovich-Damchenko ater the poem "Tsygany" by Aleksandr Pushkin
Premiere
9 May 1893, Moscow (Bolshoi Theatre)
Cast
ALEKO (baritone)
YOUNG GYPSY (tenor)
OLD GYPSY (bass)
ZEMFIRA (soprano)
OLD GYPSY WOMAN (contralto)
CHORUS
Gypsies
Place
A gypsy-camp in Russia
Time
19th century