| Askold's Grave | |
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| Opera by Alexey Verstovsky | |
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| Native title | Аскольдова могила |
| Librettist | Mikhail Zagoskin |
| Language | Russian |
| Premiere | 16 September 1835 Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow |
Askold's Grave (also: Askold's Tomb, Russian: Аскольдова могила – Askol’dova mogila) is an opera in four acts by Alexey Verstovsky with a libretto by Mikhail Zagoskin.
It was the most successful of Verstovsky's six operas, and its popularity even overshadowed Glinka’s two operas. It is a romantic opera with spoken dialogue, influenced by Weber's Der Freischütz, the latter having become popular in Russia after its first Russian performance in 1824. The role of Torop was created specifically for Alexander Bantyshev.