Prince Igor incorporated material drawn from two medieval Kievan chronicles.
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11 Facts About Prince Igor
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The third act ended with Prince Igor coming out of his depression to begin the rebuilding of the destroyed city.
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Prince Igor's army has been utterly destroyed and he has been wounded and captured with his son and brother.
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Prince Igor comes and the two sing of their love and their desire to marry.
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Konchak says that as Prince Igor did not ask for mercy he is not a prisoner but an honoured guest equal to a Khan.
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Prince Igor reminds him that he too knows what it is to be a captive.
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Vladimir and the other prisoners urge Igor to escape, but he is at first reluctant, singing of his shame and saying that it is the duty of the other Russian princes to save the homeland.
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Prince Igor urges his son to come, but Vladimir feels unable to leave Konchakovna who threatens to wake the camp.
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Prince Igor is a staple of Russian opera, but has not travelled well abroad.
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One of the main considerations when performing Prince Igor is the question of whether to include Act 3, much of which was composed by Glazunov.
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Themes from the Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor were used extensively and the "Gliding Dance of the Maidens" provided the melody for the popular hit song "Stranger in Paradise".
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