Mikhail Matinsky
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Mikhail Alexeyevich Matinsky was a Russian scientist
, dramatist, librettist and opera
composer
.
" (people not belonging to the gentry) at Moscow University and also in Italy
. Later he taught mathematics at the Smolny Institute in St Petersburg. He published the following books: The Description of Measures and Weights of Different Countries (St Petersburg 1779), The Fundamentals of Geometry (St Petersburg 1798), and The Concise Universal Geography (St Petersburg 1800). He also translated the comedy The Churchwoman by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
, and the same author's Fables and Tales, as well as The Republic of the Scientists by S. Fayard.
(Санкт Петербургский Гостный Двор) had considerable success. The second one, a scathing satire to the government officials and their thievish behaviour, is one of the first examples of Russian comic opera. It was staged on December 26, 1779 at the Knipper Theatre in St Petersburg and was repeated 16 times. Later the music was rewritten by a composer Vasily Pashkevich
in 1882 and 1792. In a new version the opera was also staged at the Court Theatre.
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
, dramatist, librettist and opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
Biography
Matinsky originated from the serfs of Count S. P. Yaguzhinsky. He studied in the gymnasium for the "raznochintsyRaznochintsy
Raznochintsy was an official term introduced in the Code of Law of the Russian Empire in the 17th century to define a social estate that included the lower court and governmental ranks, children of personal dvoryans, and discharged military, The category of raznochintsy grew significantly during...
" (people not belonging to the gentry) at Moscow University and also in Italy
Italy
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. Later he taught mathematics at the Smolny Institute in St Petersburg. He published the following books: The Description of Measures and Weights of Different Countries (St Petersburg 1779), The Fundamentals of Geometry (St Petersburg 1798), and The Concise Universal Geography (St Petersburg 1800). He also translated the comedy The Churchwoman by Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert
Christian Fürchtegott Gellert was a German poet, one of the forerunners of the golden age of German literature that was ushered in by Lessing.-Biography:...
, and the same author's Fables and Tales, as well as The Republic of the Scientists by S. Fayard.
Operas
His creative output also included comedies, opera librettos, and even music set to them. His operas Regeneration (Перерождение, 1777), and Saint-Petersburg's Trade StallsGostiny Dvor
Great Gostiny Dvor is a vast department store on Nevsky Avenue in St Petersburg.This Gostiny Dvor is not only the city's oldest shopping centre, but also one of the first shopping arcades in the world...
(Санкт Петербургский Гостный Двор) had considerable success. The second one, a scathing satire to the government officials and their thievish behaviour, is one of the first examples of Russian comic opera. It was staged on December 26, 1779 at the Knipper Theatre in St Petersburg and was repeated 16 times. Later the music was rewritten by a composer Vasily Pashkevich
Vasily Pashkevich
Vasily Alexeyevich Pashkevich also Paskevich was a Russian composer, singer, violinist and teacher who lived during the time of Catherine the Great.-Biography:...
in 1882 and 1792. In a new version the opera was also staged at the Court Theatre.
Pashkevich’s Operas to Matinsky’s librettos
- Saint-Petersburg's Trade Stalls (Санкт Петербургский Гостиный Двор — Sankt Peterburgskiy Gostinyi Dvor, 1782 St. Petersburg)
- The Pasha of Tunis (Паша Тунисский — Pasha tunisskiy, 1782)
- As you live, so you will be judged (Как поживёшь, так и прослывёшь — Kak pozhivyosh', tak i proslyvyosh, 1792 St. Petersburg) — revision of Saint-Petersburg's Trade Stalls
See also
- Russian operaRussian operaRussian opera is the art of opera in Russia. Operas by composers of Russian origin, written or staged outside of Russia, also belong to this category, as well as the operas of foreign composers written or intended for the Russian scene. These are not only Russian-language operas...
- Russian opera articles
- Karl Knipper TheatreKarl Knipper TheatreKnipper Theatre, Kniper Theatre or Knieper Theatre was the venue of a German theatrical troupe led by Karl Kniper which performed in Saint Petersburg beginning in 1777....
- Vasily PashkevichVasily PashkevichVasily Alexeyevich Pashkevich also Paskevich was a Russian composer, singer, violinist and teacher who lived during the time of Catherine the Great.-Biography:...
- Gostiny DvorGostiny DvorGreat Gostiny Dvor is a vast department store on Nevsky Avenue in St Petersburg.This Gostiny Dvor is not only the city's oldest shopping centre, but also one of the first shopping arcades in the world...