Colas Breugnon (Russian: Кола́ Брюньо́н, Kola Bryun'on), Op. 24, also known as The Master-Craftsman of Clamecy (Мастер из Кламси́, Master iz Klamsi), is a Russian-language opera in three acts with prologue by Dmitry Kabalevsky. The libretto by Vladimir 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 at the Leningrad State Academic Maly Opera Theatre under the direction of Samuil Samosud on February 22, 1938. In 1968, the composer prepared a second version of the opera, Op. 90, which premiered on April 16, 1970. The opera is best known for its "rollicking" overture.
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