Rogneda's death. Izyaslav's further entreaties persuade Vladimir to forgive Rogneda, whereupon the wandering Christians appear and thank God for Vladimir's conversion. Publication history 1866, Piano-vocal score, Stellovsky, St. Petersburg Important excerpts Varangian Ballad (Act 4): the basis for the Viking song in Sadko (opera) Recordings Sofia Kiseleva (mezzo-soprano) extracts See also Judith (1863) The Power of the Fiend (1871) References Notes Sources Bernandt, G.B. Словарь опер впервые поставленных или изданных в дореволюционной России и в СССР, 1736-1959 [Dictionary of Operas First Performed or Published in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and in the USSR, 1836–1959] (Moscow: Советский композитор, 1962), pp. 246–247. Serov, Alexander. Рогнеда: опера в пяти действиях. Арранжированная для пения с фортепиано. [Rogneda: opera in five acts. Arranged for voice and piano.] Moscow: у П.Ю Юргенсона, дозволено цензурою, 22 July 1881. Taruskin, Richard. Opera and Drama in Russia As Preached and Practiced in the 1860s. New ed. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 1993. ___. "Serov, Alexander Nikolayevich", Grove Music Online (accessed 11 January 2006), <http://www.grovemusic.com> ___. "Rogneda", Grove Music Online (accessed 11 January 2006), <http://www.grovemusic.com> External links Russian-language operas Operas by Alexander Serov Operas 1865 operas Operas based on novels Operas set in Ukraine