Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum, Leningrad Oblast, Tikhvin , Russia
The youngest and probably the greatest of the “Mighty Handful” of composers who strove to establish a Russian nationalist style of classical composition in the late 19th century, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was born in the provincial town of Tikhvin (now in the Leningrad Region), but came to school in St. Petersburg and remained in the city for the rest of his life.
A naval officer who later became Inspector of Naval Bands and a professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Rimsky-Korsakov was a prolific composer, perhaps most famous for his fifteen operas, nearly all of which are based on Russian history or folklore.
They comprise a significant part of the opera repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre, and visitors who wish to find out more about the man and his music are advised to visit this museum on Zagorodny Prospekt, where more than two thirds of them were composed.
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