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Solovei (The Nightingale) - 1914

Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971

Libretto by Igor Stravinsky and Stepan Mitussov based on the tale of 'The Nightingale' by Hans Christian Andersen

First performance at Théâtre National de l'Opéra, Paris on 26 May 1914

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Stravinsky's style changed radically during the composition of this short opera, moving away from the influence of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov towards the spiky modernism of the The Rite of Spring.

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