Story of a Real Man, The

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Story of a Real Man, The (Russ. Povest’ o nastoyashchem cheloveke). Opera in 4 acts, Op.117, by Prokofiev to lib. by composer and Mira Mendelson after B. Polevoy's novella (1946). Comp. 1947–8. F.p. Leningrad 1948 (run-through, without sets and costumes), Moscow 1960 (in 3 acts with cuts and omissions).