zɛlmˈiəɹə ænd smˈɛlən, ɔːɹ ðə kˈæptʃɚɹ ʌv ˈɪzmeɪl tʊ ɐ tˈɛkst baɪ pˈeɪvəl poʊtˈɛmkɪn, wʌz pɹəmˈɪɹd ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː dʒuːlˈaɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
Zelmira and Smelon, or the Capture of Izmail () to a text by Pavel Potemkin, was premiered on 22 July 1795.