sənt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz pˈɑːpjʊlɚ fɔːɹ θɹˈiː dˈɛkeɪdz, ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ nˈuː ˌɑːpɚɹˈæɾɪk ʒˈɑːnɹə ɪn ɹˈʌʃə ɐ kˈɑːmədi ɐbˌaʊt ˈɛvɹɪdˌeɪ lˈaɪf wɪð spˈoʊkən dˈaɪəlɑːɡ.
St Petersburg), which was popular for three decades, and established a new operatic genre in Russia – a comedy about everyday life with spoken dialogue.