''The Golden Ring'' ( uk, Золотий обруч, Zolotyy obruch, italic=yes), also called ''Zachar Berkut'', is an

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

in four acts and nine scenes by the Ukrainian composer

Borys Lyatoshynsky Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky ( uk, Бори́с Миколáйович Лятоши́нський ()), also known as Boris Nikolayevich Lyatoshinsky (russian: Бори́с Николаевич Лятоши́нский), (3 January 189515 Apr ...

. The libretto was written by the poet , and was based on ''Zachar Berkut'', a short story by the Ukrainian writer

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

. The work was premiered in Odessa on 26 March, 1930. Written in 1929, it was the earliest music-drama in

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Myroslava’s aria– score and parts
from Lviv National Opera 1930 operas Operas Ukrainian-language operas Compositions by Borys Lyatoshynsky {{Opera-stub

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