Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka Mikhail Glinka was born in 1804 in the Smolensk province. Glinka with his mother and sister After the death of Glinka’s grandma, he returned to the full disposal of his mother. In 1817, Mikhail's parents brought him to St. Petersburg. He was placed in a Noble boarding school. After graduating from boarding school, he studied hard and traveled a lot. The premiere of the opera "Life for the Tsar" took place in 1836. Glinka and Pushkin The first performance of "Ruslan and Lyudmila" took place in 1842. Glinka brought the professional level. Russian music to the world Glinka 's main works Operas: • “Life for the Tsar" (1836) • "Ruslan and Lyudmila" (1837-1842) Symphonic pieces: • Music for the Puppeteer's tragedy "Prince Kholmsky" (1842) • Spanish overture No. 1 "Aragonese Hota" (1845) • "Kamarinskaya" (1848)