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| name = Shchors |
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| composer = [[Borys Lyatoshynsky]] |
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| image = Nikolay Aleksandrovich Shchors (1895 - 1919).jpg |
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| librettist = {{ubl| Ivan Kocherga | [[Maksym Rylsky]]}} |
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| language = Ukrainian |
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| based_on = life of Mykola Shchors |
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| premiere_date = <!--{{Start date|1930|3|26|df=y}}--> |
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| premiere_location = [[Kyiv Opera House]] |
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'''''Shchors''''' ({{lang-uk|Щорс}}) (also known as ''Commander'') is an opera in five acts by the Ukrainian composer [[Borys Lyatoshynsky]]. It was written in 1937-38 to a [[libretto]] by {{ill|Ivan Kocherga|ru|Кочерга, Иван Антонович}} and [[Maksym Rylsky]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CL%5CI%5CLiatoshynskyBorys.htm |title=Liatoshynsky, Borys|publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine|date=12 October 2022}}</ref> It was first staged at the [[Kyiv Opera House]]. |
'''''Shchors''''' ({{lang-uk|Щорс}}) (also known as ''Commander'') is an opera in five acts by the Ukrainian composer [[Borys Lyatoshynsky]]. It was written in 1937-38 to a [[libretto]] by {{ill|Ivan Kocherga|ru|Кочерга, Иван Антонович}} and [[Maksym Rylsky]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CL%5CI%5CLiatoshynskyBorys.htm |title=Liatoshynsky, Borys|publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine|date=12 October 2022}}</ref> It was first staged at the [[Kyiv Opera House]]. |
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== Synopsis == |
== Synopsis == |
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[[File:Maksym Rylskyiy.jpg|thumb|[[Maksym Rylsky|Maksym Rylsky]], one of the librettists]] |
[[File:Maksym Rylskyiy.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8[[Maksym Rylsky|Maksym Rylsky]], one of the librettists]] |
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The opera consists of five acts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715003313/http://elib.nplu.org/view.html?id=269|title=Щорс|website=elib.nplu.org|date=12 October 2022|language=Russian}}</ref> |
The opera consists of five acts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715003313/http://elib.nplu.org/view.html?id=269|title=Щорс|website=elib.nplu.org|date=12 October 2022|language=Russian}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:25, 12 October 2022
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Shchors (Template:Lang-uk) (also known as Commander) is an opera in five acts by the Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky. It was written in 1937-38 to a libretto by Ivan Kocherga and Maksym Rylsky. [1] It was first staged at the Kyiv Opera House.
The main hero of the opera is Mykola Shchors, a military figure originally from Zhytomyr Oblast, who took an active part in the Ukrainian-Soviet war on the side of Soviet Russia and died in battle against the troops of the Ukrainian-Galician army.
Synopsis
The opera consists of five acts.[2]
First act
The villagers meet Shchors. Shchors sings an aria in which he assures the audience that "the wise Lenin is leading us to the goal" and calls on the peasants to join the armed forces.
Second act
In a dilapidated manor house, where a hospital for the sick is located, Ukrainian military soldier Zapara tells a paramedic about the need to stop the Bolshevik aggressors. Zapara leaves, and Shchors appears in his place with associates - they discuss supply problems, Shchors expresses concern about the large number of sick people.
Third act
Red Army man Hryts agitates the peasants to join Lenin's side. Suddenly, a German officer appears and, with the help of soldiers, detains Hryts. Soon, a detachment of Red Army soldiers arrives and forces the German and Ukrainian soldiers to retreat.
Forth act
Shchors' henchman Liya complains that Petliura is ready to "sell the people to the interventionists" and glorifies the name of Lenin. Soon, Shchors appears, who glorifies not only Lenin, but also Stalin, and calls to prepare an attack on Kyiv.
Fifth act
The focus is on Shchors and his henchmen fighting against Ukrainian troops. In this battle, Shchors dies with the words "Forward, gods, our victory." Lenin...", after which the choir mournfully sings "The Cossack is carried and the horse is led." In the second picture, the corpse of the commander is sent by truck to the sounds of a Bogun song.
References
- ^ "Liatoshynsky, Borys". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Щорс". elib.nplu.org (in Russian). 12 October 2022.
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