Dead Souls («Мёртвые души») is a 1976 Russian-language opera in three acts byRodion Shchedrin based on the novelDead Souls byGogol, to a libretto by the composer. It was premiered at the Kirov in 1977, and overseas in Boston in 1988.[1]
^Sarah Caldwell: The First Woman of Opera - Page 146 0810859475 Daniel Kessler - 2008 "There was talk of Shchedrin's opera, Dead Souls, which was taken from the Gogol play and premiered at the Kirov in 1977 ..."
