Rimsky-Korsakov [Réemsky-Kórsuhkuhff] (Rimsky-Korsakofl), Nikolay Andreyevich (3–6/18–1844, Tikhvin; 6–8/21–1908, Lyubensk, near Luga [now Pskov distr.]). Husband of N. Rimskaya-Korsakova, father of musicologist A. N. Rimsky-Korsakov (1878–1940), and grandfather of G. Rimsky-Korsakov. Born to a military family, Rimsky-Korsakov took piano lessons as a child and was early exposed to opera tunes, especially those of Glinka . After entering the naval college in P. in 1856, he attended opera and…