| Zhenitba | |
|---|---|
| Opera by Modest Mussorgsky | |
 Mussorgsky's manuscript, titled: An experiment in dramatic music in prose Marriage A completely improbable event in three acts | |
| Native title | Russian: Женитьба |
| Librettist | Mussorgsky |
| Language | Russian |
| Based on | Marriage by Gogol |
| Premiere | 12 December 1908 Great Hall of the Nobility, Moscow |
Zhenitba (Russian: Женитьба, Zhenit'ba, Marriage) is an unfinished opera begun in 1868 by Modest Mussorgsky to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol's comedy Marriage. This 1842 play is a satire of courtship and cowardice, which centres on a young woman, Agafya, who is wooed by four bachelors, each with his own idiosyncrasies.