Metropolitan Opera House
New York
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Opera in Three Acts
Music by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Text in Russian adapted by the composer from the poem by Alexander Pushkin
World Premiere: Moscow, Imperial College of Music, January 23, 1881
U.S. Premiere: New York, Carnegie Hall, February 1, 1908 (concert performance in English)
Metropolitan Opera Premiere: Metropolitan Opera, March 24, 1920 (in Italian)