The famous Russian Grand Opera, "Life for the Tzar", which is to be presented by the. Russian Light Opera Company at the Lyceum Theatre on March 3, 5 and 6, was composed by Mih. Glinka, who is considered the leader of the school of music which gave Russia in particular, and the whole world in general, such outstanding composers as Tchaikovsky, Mousorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff Seroff, etc. The story of the opera is historical. It deals with the troublous days of 1613 onwards, in which the lower classes of Russia c in conflict with the ruling of noblemen. The latter, in consideration of their own interests, asked the Polacks to intervene, and ported the claim of Prince son of King Sigezmound of d to the throne of Moscow. The of the opera starts at the when the lower classes, loyal to their country, had decided to resist the foreign invaders who had plished themselves in Moscow, and to overthrow the government of noblemen.
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