Prince Igor is the opera by A. Borodin in 4 acts with prologue. Libretto was written by the composer himself on the base of V. Stasov’s “The Song of Igor’s Campaign”. N. Rimsky-Korsakov and A. Glazunov completed the opera. While conceiving the opera, Borodin inserted essential changes to the initial Stasov’s scenario. The composer studied chronicles and other artifacts of the Old Russian folklore and the Polovetsian tradition having been preserved in Hungary. The first performance took place on the Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre stage in 1890. Since that time the “Prince Igor” is on roll all over the world. Main parts were acted by such famous actors as P. Hohlov, F. Shalyapin, M. Reisen, M. Mikhailov, M. Slavina, N. Obukhova, S. Lemeshev, I. Kozlovsky, Ye. Nesterenko. The Polovtsian dances were staged by such ballet-masters as L. Ivanov, M. Fokin, K. Goleizovsky. The opera was filmed in 1971 (producer R. Tikhomirov) in 1971.According to the “Opera Dictionary”by A. GozenpudTranslated by Asya ArdovaContents:OverturePrologue 1. Introduction The First Act The First Scene 2. Scene at Prince Vladimir Galitsky The Second Scene 3. Arioso of Yaroslavna 4. Scene of Yaroslavna with the girls 5. Scene of Yaroslavna with Vladimir 6. Finale of the First Act The Second Act 7. Choir of the Polovtsian Girls 8. Dancing of the Polovtsian Girls 9. Cavatina of Konchakovna 10. Scene and Chorus 11. Recitative and Cavatina of Vladimir 12. Duet of Konchakovna and Vladimir 13. Aria of Prince Igor 14. Scene of Igor and Ovlur 15. Aria of Khan Konchak 16. Recitative 17. Polovtsian Dancing with Choir The Third Act 18. Polovtsian March 19. Song of Khan Konchak 20. Recitative, Chorus and Scene 21. Chorus and Dancing 22. Recitative 23. Trio (Konchakovna, Vladimir and Igor) 24. Finale of the Third Act The Fourth Act 25. Lamentation of Yaroslavna 26. Chorus of Countrymen 27. Recitative of Yaroslavna and Duet with Igor 28. Song of Buffoons, Scene and Chorus 29. Final Chorus