Arkas, Nikolay Nikolayevich

Arkas [Arkáss], Nikolay Nikolayevich (12–26–1852, Nikolayev; 3–13–1909, same). Ukrainian historian and comp. Wrote a book on the history of the Ukraine (Istoriya Ukrainy-Rusi, P., 1904) and collected over 80 Ukrainian folk songs. Began comp. in the 1870s and, in this endeavor, is best known for the opera Katerina, a work reflecting his interest in Ukrainian folk music. W: (some rec.) Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAscendingDescending Katerina (op., 1899; later orch. by Taranov); rom. and voc. duets…