
Ivan Patorzhynsky was a Ukrainian opera singer (bass-profundo). After finishing his studies a the Katerynoslav Conservatory, he became soloist at the Ukrainian State Opera in Kharkiv (1925), and later, in 1935, he became a soloist at the Ukrainian Opera Theatre in Kyiv. Between 1944 and 1960 he was a professor at the Kyiv Conservatory.
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A Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873). The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and Heorhiy Maiboroda. This is one of the best-known Ukrainian comic operas depicting national themes.

Soviet musical film-concert directed by Boris Barnet. Filmed in 1952 at the Kyiv Film Studio.

The trials and tribulations of Natalka and Petro. The sweethearts plan to get married, however, Natalka's father does not approve of the marriage because Petro's not affluent enough to keep Natalka in the manner he thought that she should be kept. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune. With no news from Petro for five years, Natalka succumbs to her mother's wishes and finally accepts her next offer of marriage, which happens to come from an old, but relatively wealthy government official.
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