Alexander Ablesimov
Aleksander Onisimovich Ablesimov was a Russian opera librettist, poet, dramatist, satirist and journalist.Biography
Worked as copyist for Alexander Sumarokov. Published his fables and satirical poems. Wrote the libretto for the early Russian-language opera by Mikhail Sokolovsky The miller who was a wizard, a cheat and a matchmaker, which was popular for three decades, and established a new operatic genre in Russia – a comedy about everyday life with spoken dialogue.
He also wrote libretti for two comic operas by M. Ekkel and a dramatic dialogue on the opening of Petrovka Theatre in Moscow.
