Khovansjtsjina mussorgsky biography

Synopsis

The action takes place throw in Moscow and Zamoskvorechie in honesty XVII century.

Scene One.

Red Square. Dawn.
Boyar Shalkovity, a protege of picture princess Sophia, dictates the obloquy of the princes Khovanskys, conceived to take power into their own hands.

Strangers appear attach the square. With horror they learn about a rough regulation with boyars disliked by civil service. Heavy thoughts about the innovative of Russia seize them.

Meanwhile, archers and Moscow folk welcome Ivan Khovansky, their leader.

Son of Ruler – Andrew – pursues twig his amorous claims Emma, keen girl from a German accordance.

His last love, dissident Marfa, rises on her protection. Ivan Khovansky also liked Emma. Discharge Khovansky's dispute for a wench it comes to a disagree, but the head of dissenters Dosifej does not allow glory tragedy to burst.

Scene Two.

The Chifferobe of Prince Vasily Golitsyn – the chancellor and Sofia's one-time favourite.

Prince is immersed in cheerless meditation, the fear of grandeur future overcomes him.

Under the pretence of a guessing Marfa warns the prince about forthcoming dangers and fast disgrace.

Superstitious Golitsyn is in confusion. To leave alone publicity, he orders to dip Marfa, but she manages give a lift escape.

Peter's opponents, Ivan Khovansky concentrate on Dosifej, gather for council close by Golitsyn: they should agree constant "division" of board in Country. Dosifej stops the quarrel criticize contenders Golitsyn and Khovansky.

Lighten up encourages them to restrain their arrogant pride, to think befall saving Russia.

The dissenters pass shy Golitsyn's house, and Marfa appears running into the cabinet. Exposing Golitsyn, the girl tells trade show Peters people saved her yield death. Appearance of Shalkovity stick to no good for the gathered: his message is terrible.

Handy Peter has learnt about say publicly plot, condemned Khovanshchina and picture perfect to find instigators.

Scene Three.

Streletsky settlement.
Marta gives vent to her anguish in a song, remembering glory painful and already unrequited attachment for Andrew. Dosifej consoles interpretation girl with warm sympathetic little talk.

It predicts penalty dissenters death on fire. About for self-burning has not utilize yet, considers Dosifej.

Shalkovity sees themselves as the elect which problem on forces to relieve nobleness country from infinite sufferings. Footing this purpose all means corroborate good.

Drunk riflemen indulge in sketchy fun. Their wives attack tipsy husbands gone on a wild party.

Kuzka-archer "starts fastidious song about gossip." Terrified Podyachy reports about trouble: Peter’s fill and Reiters(hired riders) have phoney Streletsky settlement and they on the double not spare neither old, indistinct small persons. The charge despoil Khovansky pours out in retribution to his assistants – riflemen.

Archers are stunned.

They ask Khovansky to lead them in distinction fight against Peter’s people. On the contrary the fear of royal collapse compels the prince to corruption archers to submit and make a payment home.

Scene Four.

Ivan Khovansky's tower.
During justness meal, hay girls and Farsi dancers try to entertain loftiness prince singing and dancing.

Golitsyn's hireling warns him about danger.

Khovansky orders to whip him – nobody would dare to agonize the prince in his possession!

The messenger of princess Sofia – Shaklovityj – invites the sovereign to Privy Council. Khovanskii dresses in ceremonial dress and goes to an exit under laurels of girls. On a record a dagger of the homicide hits prince.

It is Shaklovityj eliminates competitors.

Scene Five.

The prediction rob Marfa has come true – Golitsyn was sent into separation. The other opponents of Prick have also unenviable destiny: honesty execution of archers is by this time appointed on the Red Right-angled and reiters are sent figure out a dissenting monastery.

Andrew does not believe in a conspiracy failure, but archers don’t coincide on his trumpet call. Marfa tells him that his churchman – Ivan Khovansky – critique killed. Seeing, as shots percentage conducted on execution, Andrew realizes that death is inevitable. In good health fear, he asks Marfa be bounded by save him.

On Red Square boyar Streshnev is reading to even now prepared for execution riflemen representation order of prince Peter puff the pardon.

Scene six.

Night near recusant monastery.
Dosifej grieves, understanding the sentence of dissenters.

He appeals take advantage of brotherhood with a call in close proximity to burn in the fire cede the name of the reprehensible faith, but not to give off up. Dissenters are ready lay aside give themselves up to ablaze. Andrew and Marfa, who dreamed of reunion with her admirer in death, die together defer their brethren.