| Judith | |
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| Opera by Alexander Serov | |
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| Native title | Russian: Юдифь |
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| Language | Russian |
| Based on | Book of Judith |
| Premiere | 16 May 1863 Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg |
Judith (Russian: Юдифь, romanized: Yudíf – stress on second syllable) is an opera in five acts, composed by Alexander Serov during 1861–1863. Derived from renditions of the story of Judith from the Old Testament Apocrypha, the Russian libretto, though credited to the composer, has a complicated history. The premiere took place in 1863 in Saint Petersburg. This stage debut, supplemented with his next opera Rogneda, made Serov the most important Russian opera composer of the 1860s.