How many acts are in the opera based on an 1820 poem by Alexander Pushkinhave, in which Mariya Matveyevna Stepanova created the lead soprano role?
Mariya Matveyevna Stepanova Mariya Matveyevna Stepanova (Russian: Мария Матвеевна Степанова) (1811 or 1816 – 1903) was a Russian opera singer who created the leading soprano roles in "A Life for the Tsar", "Ruslan and Lyudmila", and "Dmitry Donskoy".
The Demon (opera) The Demon (Russian: Демон ) is an opera in three acts (six scenes) by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein. The work was composed in 1871. The libretto was by Pavel Viskovatov, based on the poem of the same name by Mikhail Lermontov.