page_title: Judith (Serov)
section_title: Synopsis
hierarchical_section_title: Judith (Serov) / Synopsis
context_page_description: Judith, is an opera in five acts, composed by Alexander Serov during 1861–1863. Derived from renditions of the story of Judith from the Old Testament Apocrypha, the Russian libretto, though credited to the composer, has a complicated history. The premiere took place in 1863 in Saint Petersburg. This stage debut, supplemented with his next opera Rogneda, made Serov the most important Russian opera composer of the 1860s.
context_section_description: Time: The 6th Century BC.
  Place: In and around Bethulia
caption: Judith with the Head of Holophernes, by Cristofano Allori, 1613 (Pitti Palace, Florence)
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