One opera by this composer features a character named Martha, whose "Divination" scene features her looking into a bowl of water and telling of Prince Galitsin's upcoming downfall; that opera ends with Martha and Andrew, along with other Old Believers, dying in a funeral pyre.
One opera by this composer features a character named Martha, whose "Divination" scene features her looking into a bowl of water and telling of Prince Galitsin's upcoming downfall; that opera ends with Martha and Andrew, along with other Old Believers, dying in a funeral pyre. Another opera by this composer includes the Hopak dance movement, is named for the locale where Gritzko asks Tcherevik for his daughter Parassia's hand in marriage, and includes a devil who takes the form of a pig and is looking for the sleeve of a garment. Zhenitba and Salammbô, in addition to the aforementioned Khovanshchina and The Fair at Sorochyntsi, are operas by this composer, whose most famous opera includes the Polish Act, and a chronicling monk named Pimen, who shares a cell with Grigory, a pretender claiming to be Dimitri. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of the opera Boris Godounov, and whose orchestral works include Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain.
One opera by this composer features a character named Martha, whose "Divination" scene features her looking into a bowl of water and telling of Prince Galitsin's upcoming downfall; that opera ends with Martha and Andrew, along with other Old Believers, dying in a funeral pyre.
Modest {Mussorgsky}