The Golden Ring (opera)

The Golden Ring (Ukrainian: Золотий обруч, romanized: Zolotyy obruch), also called Zachar Berkut, is an opera in four acts and nine scenes by the Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky. The libretto was written by the poet Jacob Mamontov [uk], and was based on Zachar Berkut, a short story by the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko. The work was premiered in Odessa on 26 March 1930. Written in 1929, it was the earliest music-drama in Ukrainian.^[1]

The Golden Ring
Opera by Borys Lyatoshynsky
Librettist	Jacob Mamontov [uk]
Language	Ukrainian
Based on	short story by Ivan Franko
Premiere	26 March 1930 (1930-03-26) Odessa