Le Rossignol is a Russian conte lyrique in three acts by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto is based on the 1843 tale “The Nightingale” by Hans Christian Andersen. Stravinsky had begun work on the opera Le Rossignol in 1908, but put it aside for several years until  he worked on the ballet The Firebird. He completed it in 1914, after he had completed his other two major ballets Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. Because the time between the writing of the first and second acts extended over six years, stylistically the work reflects Stravinsky’s significantly changed approach to composition, and this can clearly be detected when performances are given.