Alexander Ablesimov
Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov (Алекса́ндр Они́симович Абле́симов; — 1783) was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist, and journalist.
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- Name
- Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov
- Born
- 9 September 1742
- Birthplace
- Galich Uyezd, Galich Province, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
- Died
- 1783
- Place of death
- Moscow, Russian Empire
- Nationality
- Russian Empire
- Occupation
- librettist · journalist · satirist · playwright · military personnel · poet
- Languages
- Russian
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Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov (Алекса́ндр Они́симович Абле́симов; — 1783) was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist, and journalist.
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• Name — Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov • Born — 9 September 1742 • Birthplace — Galich Uyezd, Galich Province, Archangelgorod Governorate, Russian Empire • Died — 1783 • Place of death — Moscow, Russian Empire • Period — mid-18th century • Genre — opera libretto, poetry, drama, satire, journalism
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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. He also wrote libretti for two comic operas by M. Ekkel and a dramatic dialogue on the opening of Petrovka Theatre in Moscow.
Alexander Ablesimov, from the book «Gallery of Russian writers», 1901, page 31.
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- 1.Karlinsky, Simon. Russian Comic Opera in the Age of Catherine the Great. 19th-Century Music. 7. 3. 318–325. 1984. 0148-2076.
- 2.Jaffé, Daniel. Historical Dictionary of Russian Music. Rowman & Littlefield. 256. 2022-02-15. 978-1-5381-3008-7.
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- Frolova-Walker, Marina: Russian Federation, 1730–1860, Opera in The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 21
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- 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).
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