Katya Ermolaeva, Ph.D.
Musicologist, Choral Director,
Music Educator, Music Editor
Musical Editions
"War and Peace" (Op. 91) by Sergei Prokofiev
Critical edition of the first version of the opera for chorus, soloists and orchestra. Co-edited by Katya Ermolaeva and Rita McAllister.
Co-edited with Prof. Rita McAllister, this critical edition of the first version of Prokofiev's opera reveals Prokofiev's original vision of the opera before it underwent substantial revision due to Soviet censorship. This score can be rented from Boosey & Hawkes.
"Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky
Arrangement for chorus and orchestra by Thomas Dausgaard, text in Russian Old Church Slavonic by Katya Ermolaeva.
Katya Ermolaeva provided the Russian and Old Church Slavonic texts for this arrangement of "Pictures At An Exhibition" for chorus and orchestra by conductor Thomas Dausgaard. Please contact Katya Ermolaeva if you wish to perform this score.
"Ivan the Terrible" (Op. 116) by Sergei Prokofiev
Critical edition for simultaneous performance with film projection. Edited by Katya Ermolaeva.
(In Process) This edition of Prokofiev's film score contains the all the cues heard in the film, cincluding instrumental music, Orthodox liturgical choral excerpts, and bell music. Please contact Katya Ermolaeva if you wish to perform this score.
Performances of Dr. Ermolaeva's Musical Editions
"Pictures at an Exhibition" by Modest Mussorgsky, arr. Thomas Dausgaard, texts by Katya Ermolaeva
In this performing version of Ermolaeva & McAllister's critical edition, director Sir David Pountney incorporated some scenes and excerpts from later versions of the opera.
Performed by the Swedish National Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Chorus. Conducted by Thomas Dausgaard. May 2019.
"War and Peace" (Op. 91) by Sergei Prokofiev, edited by Katya Ermolaeva and Rita McAllister
In this performing version of Ermolaeva & McAllister's critical edition, director Sir David Pountney incorporated some scenes and excerpts from later versions of the opera.
Performed by the Welsh National Opera directed by Sir David Pountney. Conducted by TomáÅ› Hanus. Season 2018-2019.