Colas Breugnon
Music by Dmitry Kabalevsky · premiered 1938
Colas Breugnon (Russian: Кола Брюньон, Kola Bryun'on) is a Russian-language opera in three acts by Dmitry Kabalevsky, also known as The Master-Craftsman of Clamecy (Мастер из Кламси; Master iz Clamsy) op. 24 in Russia. The libretto by V. Bragin is based on Romain Rolland's novel about a fictional Burgundian optimist named Colas Breugnon set in 16th-century Clamecy, Nièvre. The opera premiered under the direction of Samosud in Leningrad in 1938. The opera is best known for its "rollicking" overture.
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About the Composer
Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian: Дми́трий Бори́сович Кабале́вский ; 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 – 14 February 1987) was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent. He helped set up the Union of Soviet Composers in Moscow and remained one of its leading figures during his lifetime. He was a prolific composer of piano music and chamber music; many of his piano works were performed by Vladimir Horowitz. He is best known in Western Europe for his Second Symphony; the "Comedians' Galop" from The Comedians Suite, Op. 26; and his Third Piano Concerto.
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