| Lolita | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Rodion Shchedrin | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Scedrin-Plisecka1.JPG) Rodion Shchedrin, the composer, with his wife, Maya Plisetskaya, in 2009 | |
| Native title | Лолита |
| Librettist | Rodion Shchedrin |
| Language | Russian |
| Based on | Lolita, novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955) |
| Premiere | 14 December 1994 |
Lolita (Лолита) is an opera in two acts by composer Rodion Shchedrin. Composed in 1992, it uses a Russian language libretto by the composer which is based on Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel of the same name, written in English. The opera premiered in 1994 at the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, using a Swedish language translation of the original libretto.