Editing Prince Igor (section)

===Prologue===
''The cathedral square in [[Putyvl|Putivl]]''

[[Igor Svyatoslavich|Prince Igor]] is about to set out on a campaign against the Cumans/[[Polovtsian|Polovtsy]] and their Khans who have previously attacked the Russian lands. The people sing his praise and that of his son, the other leaders and the army (''Chorus: "Glory to the beautiful Sun"''). A solar eclipse takes place to general consternation. Two soldiers Skula and Yeroshka desert feeling sure that Vladimir Yaroslavich, Prince Galitsky, will offer them work more to their liking. Although Yaroslavna, Igor's wife, takes the eclipse for a bad omen, Igor insists that honour demands that he go to war. He leaves her to the care of her brother, Prince Galitsky, who tells of his gratitude to Igor for sheltering him after he was banished from his own home by his father and brothers. The people sing a great chorus of praise (''Chorus: "Glory to the multitude of stars"'') as the host sets out on their campaign against the Polovtsy.