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''Mavra'' is a one-act opera buffa composed by Igor Stravinsky, and one of the earliest works of Stravinsky's 'neo-classical' period. The libretto of the opera, by Boris Kochno, is based on Aleksandr Pushkin's ''The Little House in Kolomna''. Mavra is about 25 minutes long, and features two arias, a duet, and a quartet performed by its cast of four characters. The opera has been characterised as both an homage to Russian writers, and a satire of bourgeois manners and the ''Romeo and Juliet'' subgenre of romance. Philip Truman has also described the music as satirising 19th-century comic opera.〔Truman, Philip, "An Aspect of Stravinsky's Russianism: Ritual" (1992). ''Revue belge de Musicologie/Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Muziekwetenschap'', 46: pp. 225-246.〕 The dedication on the score is to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. ''Mavra'' premiered in Paris on June 3, 1922, staged under the auspices of Sergei Diaghilev, with Oda Slobdoskaya among the original cast.〔Elizabeth Forbes, "A soprano's memories" (review of ''Slobdoskaya'' by Maurice Leonard). ''The Musical Times '', 120(1640, p. 835 (1979).〕 The opera was a failure at the premiere, partly because the large space of the Paris Opéra overwhelmed the small scale of the opera.〔 Stravinsky himself thought very highly of this composition, saying once that "''Mavra'' seems to me the best thing I've done".〔Stuart Campbell , "The 'Mavras' of Pushkin, Kochno and Stravinsky". ''Music & Letters'', 58(3), pp. 304-317 (July 1977).〕 Erik Satie praised the work after its premiere.〔Peter Dickinson, Review of ''The Writings of Erik Satie'' (translated and edited by Nigel Wilkins). ''Music & Letters'', 63(3/4), pp. 293-295 (July–October 1982).〕 Stravinsky himself reacted with hostility to people who criticized it in later years.〔Stephen Walsh, Review of ''Stravinsky and the Russian Traditions: A Biography of the Works Through "Mavra"'' by Richard Taruskin. ''Music & Letters'', 78(3), pp. 450-455 (August 1997).〕 The opera was given its United States premiere by the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia on December 28, 1934 with Maria Kurenko as Parasha and Alexander Smallens conducting. The Santa Fe Opera mounted ''Mavra'' in 1962. The first aria of the work has been arranged for cello and piano, and recorded with Mstislav Rostropovich under the title "Russian Song". ==Synopsis== :Place: Russian village :Time: Circa 1840 Parasha is in love with her neighbour, Vassili, a young hussar, but they have difficulty in meeting. After they sing a duet, Vassili leaves, and then Parasha's mother enters. She is lamenting the difficulty of finding a new maid-servant after their prior maid-servant, Thecla, died. The mother orders her daughter to find a new maid-servant. Parasha comes up with a scheme to smuggle Vassili into her house disguised as Mavra, a female maid-servant. The ruse initially succeeds, and Parasha and Vassili are happy at being under the same roof. Parasha and her mother go out for a walk. At one moment, Vassili shaves. The ladies return, disconcerted to see their new maid-servant shaving. Vassili escapes out the window, her mother faints, the next door neighbour rushes in to try to help, and Parasha laments the loss of her young love. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mavra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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