Khovanshchina

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Khovanshchina (Russian: Хованщина, IPA: [xɐˈvanʲɕːɪnə] , sometimes rendered The Khovansky Affair) is an opera (subtitled a 'national music drama') in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The work was written between 1872 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto based on historical sources.

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