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''The Fiery Angel'' (Russian: ''Огненный ангел'' — ''Ognenny angel'' in transliteration) (Op 37) Sergei Prokofiev's opera, ''The Fiery Angel'', could be considered one of the composer’s largest challenges. Writing, production, and location were all factors in the piece’s progress. The journey to completion was not truly over until after Prokofiev’s time when the piece was first presented in a full performance at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on November 25, 1955, and was first premiered at the Venice Festival in 1955.〔Ed. Larue, Steven C. International Dictionary of Opera, Vol. 1: A-K. St. James Press: Detroit, 1993, 439.〕 ==Bryusov’s novel== Prokofiev's ''The Fiery Angel'' was based on a novel of the same name by Valery Bryusov. Prokofiev was more intrigued by the “orgies” (here, indulgence of passion) presented in the novel rather than the story ideas.〔Taruskin, Richard. “Another World.” Opera News, Vol. 60, No. 7 (December 1995). 8, accessed October 6, 2012, http://ezproxy.butler.edu:2293/iimp/docview/1164853/1399C72BE8E1219F6AD/4?accountid=9807 〕 The novel was inspired by Bryusov’s own experiences with one Nina Petrovskaya, and was considered one of the beginnings of the Russian Symbolist movement known as Vesy, or “The Scales.” Nina was the mistress of Andrey Bely. In their time together, Nina also came to know Bryusov in 1904, and this started to cause obvious concerns for Bely. There was an anticipated brawl on a remote road in Moscow, but a mutual friend of Bryusov and Bely prevented the fight. Nina, Andrey, and Bryusov inspired Prokofiev’s characters in his opera, making the novel the prime source of inspiration for the work.〔Nice, David. Prokofiev: From Russia to the West, 1891-1935. Yale University Press: New Haven, 2003, 166.〕 The novel was also the basis for the libretto of Prokofiev’s opera, which Prokofiev himself wrote〔Larue, International, 439〕 with the help of Demchinsky.〔Elsworth, John. “Prokofiev and Briusov: The Libretto of ''The Fiery Angel''.” Slavonica 10, no. 1 (April 2004). 2, accessed September 19, 2012, https://ezproxy.butler.edu:8443/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=aph&AN=13195765&site=ehost-live&scope=site〕 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「The Fiery Angel (opera)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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