Alexander Dargomyzhsky

Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky ( .}}|ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪdʑ dərɡɐˈmɨʂskʲɪj|Ru-Aleksandr-Sergeevich-Dargomyzhsky.ogg}}; ) was a 19th-century Russian composer. He bridged the gap in Russian opera composition between Mikhail Glinka and the later generation of The Five and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Provided by Wikipedia