CHAIKOVSKY: Iolanta *

CHAIKOVSKY: Iolanta * 18 December. St. Petersburg Text by M. I. Chaikovsky (the brother of the composer), founded on H. Hertz’s Danish play, Kong Renés Datter. One act. Chaikovsky’s last opera, and one of his most successful works. Along with Iolanta, his famous ballet, Casse-Noisette , was produced for the first time. First given at Moscow 23 November 1893. Revived at Leningrad 16 March 1922. Outside Russia, given at: HAMBURG 3 January 1893 (in German, translated by H. Schmidt ); Munich 20 May…