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The Story of a Real Man is an opera in four acts by the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, his opus 117. It was written from 1947 to 1948, and was his last opera. The libretto, by the composer and Mira Mendelson, is based on the novel of the same name by Boris Polevoy this in turn was based on the story of pilot Alexey Maresyev. The opera received its premiere on 3 December 1948 at the Kirov Theatre, Leningrad now Saint Petersburg. The audience was made up of Soviet cultural officials who gave the. 117: Act I: Tableau 1: Alexei At The Crash Site Alexei and more. 44 tracks 112:29. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures last opera, The Story of a Real Man, was written just after the second world war at the time of Stalin's most rigorous purge of the arts under the dreaded Andrei Zhdanov. It was based on a novel by Boris Polevoy that tells of a Soviet pilot, Alexei, who, shot down and severely wounded behind German lines, crawls for 18 days to find safety. It is striking how cunningly Prokofiev uses the techniques of cinema, learned while working with his friend and colleague, Sergei Eisenstein, on the films Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible. A barrage of gunfire and the arrival of a plane bring strikingly atmospheric passages. Prokofiev Real Man - Seryenka's story. Soloists, Bolshoi Ch. Prokofiev Real Man - Arrival of Grandmother Vasilessa. Sergei Prokofiev. Rating details. Be the first to ask a question about The Story of a Real Man. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Sergei PROKOFIEV 1891-1953 Story of a Real Man Op. 117 1948 An Opera composed in four acts, re-arranged in three acts by M Mendelson-Prokofieva Libretto by S. Prokofiev and M. Mendelson-Prokofieva Based. woman - Margarita Miglau mezzo Petrovna, a farm woman - Antonina Ivanova sop Seryenka, a farm boy - Aleksandr Suzanov Fedya, a farm boy - Vladimir Kurguzov Andrei, a pilot friend of Alexei's - Georgi Pankov bass First surgeon - Leonid Maslov ten Second surgeon - Nikolai Zaharov bass Alexei's mother - Valentina Petrova mezzo Klavdia, a nurse - Kira Leonova mezzo Commissar - Artur Eizen bass Kukushkin, a pilot - Alexei. Added to cart. Story of a Real Man. By Sergei Prokofiev. View List Continue Shopping. Create New List. List Name Please enter a valid name. Create List. Join Our Community. Join a community of music enthusiasts with a passion for music education. Stay Updated. Want to get the latest updates and special offers from Alfred Music