Dobrynya Nikitich (Op. 22) is a 1901 opera by Aleksandr Grechaninov. It is described as a "Opera-Legend" based on the bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich. The opera opened at the Bolshoi Theatre on October 14, 1903, with Fyodor Chaliapin in the lead.[1]
- ^ Chaliapin: an autobiography as told to Maxim Gorky 1988 Page 222 Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin, Maksim Gorky, Nina Froud - "The song mentioned by Grechaninov was duly passed by the Censor on October 24, 1901. His opera Dobrynya Nikitich opened at the Bolshoy Theatre on October 14, 1903, with Chaliapin in the lead."