St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
The first opera was seen in 1736. Principal houses were the Mariinskii Teatr (1860,
replacing an earlier structure, renamed the Kirov—see full name in #2660—in 1935,
renamed Marinskii Teatr in 1991) and the Mikhailovskii (1833, rebuilt in 1859,
renamed the Malyi Opernyi Teatr after the Revolution). A theater for comic opera
opened in 1927. The NGDOarticle on the city is informative with regard to the his-
tory of these theaters. For details there are several useful works in Russian:
2660.Leningradskii Gosudarstvennyi Ordena Lenina Akademischskii Teatr Opery
i Baleta Imeni S. M. Kirova, 1917–1967. Leningrad: Muzyka, 1967. 328p.
ML1741.8 .L4 G74.
A well-illustrated history of the theater, now known simply as the Kirov Teatr.
A chronological list of works staged 1917–1967 includes names of directors
and ballet masters but not singers. No index.
2661.Leningradskii Teatr Muzykal’noi Komedii.Leningrad: Muzyka, 1972. 182p.
ML1741.8 .L4 L4.
A popular, illustrated history of the theater known for its comic opera produc-
tions. Includes a chronology, with casts, 1929–1971. No index.Slovakia
See note at Czech Republic.
- Hoza, Stefan. Opera na Slovensku.Martin: Vydavatel’stvo Osveta, 1952–
- 2v. ML1724 .H7.
A very well illustrated account of opera in Slovakia, with special attention to
Bratislava. Details on the seasons of 1920–1931. Footnoted but without bibli-
ography. Name and title indexes. - Vajda, Igor. Slovenska Opera.Bratislava: Opus, 1988. ML1724.7 .S6 V34.
Not seen. Library of Congress record indicates it has illustrations and a six-
page bibliography. A coffee-table book of illustrations, Slovenskeho Narod-
neho Divadlo(Bratislava: Slovenske Vyd. Krasnej Literatury, 1960; 522p.)
was not seen; Kaufmansays it has a chronology 1920–1960, without casts.
Several bibliographies by Juraj Potúcek are of use for references to operatic
matters; they are identified in Duckles4.340–4.342.
Spain (Spanish: España)
Music in General
- Subirá, José. Historia de la música española y hispano-americana.Barcelona:
Salvat Editores, 1953. 1,003p. ML315 .S897.
The standard history: a comprehensive account covering to 1950. All musical
forms are discussed, and biographical information is given. Copiously illus-
trated. Index. - Chase, Gilbert. The Music of Spain.2nd ed. New York: Dover, 1959. 383p.
ISBN 0-486-20549-5. ML315 .C4.
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