Alexander Ablesimov

Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov
Born9 September 1742
Galich Uyezd, Galich Province, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1783
Moscow, Russian Empire
NationalityRussian
Periodmid-18th century
Genreopera libretto, poetry, drama, satire, journalism

Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Они́симович Абле́симов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐˈnʲisʲɪməvʲɪtɕ ɐˈblʲesʲɪməf] ⓘ; September 9 [O.S. August 28] 1742 — 1783) was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist, and journalist.[1]

Biography

Worked as copyist for Alexander Sumarokov. Published his fables and satirical poems. Wrote the libretto for the early Russian-language opera by Mikhail Sokolovsky The miller who was a wizard, a cheat and a matchmaker (Мельник - колдун, обманщик и сват — Melnik - koldun, obmanshchik i svat 1779 Moscow, c.1795 St Petersburg), which was popular for three decades, and established a new operatic genre in Russia – a comedy about everyday life with spoken dialogue.[2]

He also wrote libretti for two comic operas by M. Ekkel and a dramatic dialogue on the opening of Petrovka Theatre in Moscow.

Bibliography

  • Frolova-Walker, Marina: Russian Federation, 1730–1860, Opera in The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 21 ISBN 0-333-60800-3
  • Собрание сочинений изданное в одном томе Смирдиным (неполное), СПБ.
  • Полное собрание стихотворений (1849) в «Русской поэзии» под ред. С. А. Венгерова, т. I. — СПБ. 1897.
  • Венгеров С. А. Источники словаря русских писателей. т. I. — СПБ. 1900.
  • Венгеров С. А. Критическо—биографический словарь русских писателей и учёных. т. I. — СПБ. 1889.
  • Соч., СПБ. 1849; [Соч.], в кн.: Русская комедия и комическая опера XVIII в., М.—Л., 1950.
  • История русской литературы XVIII в. Библиографический указатель. Под ред. П. Н. Беркова, Л., 1968.
  • Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона (1890—1907).

References

  1. ^ Karlinsky, Simon (1984). "Russian Comic Opera in the Age of Catherine the Great". 19th-Century Music. 7 (3): 318–325. doi:10.2307/746384. ISSN 0148-2076. JSTOR 746384. S2CID 162102401.
  2. ^ Jaffé, Daniel (2022-02-15). Historical Dictionary of Russian Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-5381-3008-7.