Learning materials: OPERA

Click on the title of the aria to open a downloadable file with English transliteration and word-to-word translation of the text. You can also listen to the audio reading of the text by a native Russian speaker.

Tchaikovsky Eugene Onegin

Lensky’s aria

Onegin and Lensky, duet

Onegin’s aria (act 1)

Olga’s aria

The Chorus of the Country Girls


Rimsky-Korsakov  The Snow Maiden

The Melting Scene

Ljel’s song No 3

Mizgir’s Arioso – transliterationscore


Arensky Raphael

Song of the singer off-stage


Tchaikovsky The Maid of Orleans

Joan of Arc’s aria


Tchaikovsky Iolanta

Roberto’s aria – transliteration, score

Mussorgsky The Fair at Sorochintsy

Parasya’s songtransliteration, score


Tchaikovsky The Queen of Spades

Yeletsky’s aria

Polina’s aria

Liza and Polina, duet

Liza’s aria (act 3) – transliteration

Hermann’s aria – act 1


Rachmaninov Aleko

Cavatina Aleko


Mussorgsky Khovanschina

Marfa’s song – act 3


Rimsky-Korsakov Kashchej the Immortal

Kashcheevna’s ariatransliteration, score


Rubinstein The Demon

Tamara’s ariatransliterationscore

The First Demon’s aria – transliterationscore