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.
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His other noted operatic engagements included conducting the first performances of Sergei Prokofiev's last opera, The Story of a Real Man.