TASS/. A monument to the landmark Russian classical composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was unveiled on Tuesday on the compound of Egypt’s National Opera House in Cairo. "This is the first monument ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was a Russian composer ... detail is demonstrated in an event recounted by Rachmaninov. During a rehearsal of his opera May Night, Rimsky was sitting alone at the ...

From here on, Rimsky-Korsakov’s history is one of increasing influence as ... where he conducted two concerts of Russian music put on by Diaghilev. His last work, the opera Le coq d’or, was banned by ...