Undina (Tchaikovsky)

Undina (sometimes Undine or Ondine) (Russian: Ундина) is an opera in 3 acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The work was composed in 1869. The libretto was written by Vladimir Sollogub, and is based on Vasily Zhukovsky's translation of Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué's Ondine.

The opera was composed during the months of January to July, 1869, but Tchaikovsky destroyed the score in 1873, preserving only a few numbers from the opera. The opera has never been performed in its entirety.

The only extracts that survive are:

At least three of these pieces - the aria, the duet, and the final chorus - were performed at the Moscow premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on 28 March 1870.

Some music from the opera was subsequently re-used in Tchaikovsky's other works:

Source: Tchaikovsky Research

Time: The 15th century

Place: Germany, near the Danube; Ringstetten Castle (Burg Ringstetten)

Vocal Numbers

This recording is paired with Anton Arensky's Music to Pushkin's poem The Fountains of Bakhchisarai, Op. 46, and features three selections from Undina: Act I: Undine's Song; Act III: Duet of Undine and Gulbrand; Act I: Finale.

A reissue of the earlier pressing on LP, this recording is paired with Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov. The CD was subsequently re-released by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (Petaluma, CA) in 1989.

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