Rimsky-Korsakov: “The Golden Cockerel” (1907) - Robert Greenberg: Music As A Mirror of History

An introduction to the history behind Rimsky-Korsakov's “The Golden Cockerel” from The Great Courses Lecture “ Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel (1907)” from Robert Greenberg's new “Music As A Mirror of History” course.
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel (1907):
This lecture reveals Rimsky-Korsakov’s classic opera, The Golden Cockerel, as daring political commentary, directly reflecting the events surrounding the first Russian Revolution. Study the opera’s fairy-tale plot, in parallel with the drama of Russia’s devastating military encounter with the Japanese in 1905, and anti-Tsarist rebellion within Russia. Hear key excerpts from the opera, and observe how the opera’s narrative works as a thinly veiled indictment of Tsar Nicholas II, his government, and the Russian military.

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