The Story of a Real Man

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The Story of a Real Man
Opera by Sergei Prokofiev
Native title
Russian: Повесть о настоящем человеке (Povest' o nastoyashchem cheloveke)
Librettist
LanguageRussian

The Story of a Real Man (Russian: Повесть о настоящем человеке, romanized: Povest' o nastoyashchem cheloveke) is an opera in four acts by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, his opus 117.[1] It is based on the novel of the same name by Boris Polevoy recounting the life of Aleksey Maresyev. It was written from 1947 to 1948.[2]

Roles

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Synopsis

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Recordings

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  • Yevgeny Kibkalo (as Aleksey), Glafira Deomidova (as Olga). Chorus and orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, dir. Mark Ermler. Studio recording, 1961, Moscow, based on 1960 Bolshoi Theatre production; CHANDOS CHAN 10002 (2CD, with libretto in Cyrillic, and translations).[3] The recording is abridged.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Prokofiev Opera Opus 117". G. Schirmer. Retrieved 2009-01-04..
  2. ^ Nestyev, Israel V.; transl. Jonas, Florence (1961). Prokofiev at Google Books. Stanford University Press. pp. 402–404, 411, 512. ISBN 0-8047-0585-2.
  3. ^ Recordings of The Story of a Real Man, operadis-opera-discography.org.uk
  4. ^ See Review by Rob Barnett

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