Femelidi, V. The Break (Razlom). Libretto for the Opera in 4 Acts. Tiflis, 1932. In Russian.

Владимир Фемелиди. Разлом.
Либретто: Опера в 4-х действиях. Музыка Владимира Фемелиди. Либретто Бориса Лавренева. Краткое содержание и музыкальный обзор Н. Ряднова.
Тифлис: Тифлисский государственный оперный театр, [1932] (3-я типография Полиграфического треста).
22 с. ; 14 × 10 см. Мягкая издательская обложка.
Тираж 2000 экз.
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Vladimir Femelidi.
The Break (Razlom).
Libretto: Opera in 4 acts. Music by Vladimir Femelidi. Libretto by Boris Lavrenyov. Synopsis and musical review by N. Ryadnova.
Tiflis: Tiflis State Opera House, [1932] (3rd Printing House of the Polygraphic Trust).
22 pp. ; 14 × 10 cm. Softcover.
Edition of 2,000 copies.

This rare 1932 libretto documents one of the most ambitious attempts to create a "revolutionary" Soviet opera during the early Stalinist era. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Vladimir Femelidi’s avant-garde and constructivist musical style, including the arrangement of the dramatic narrative based on Boris Lavrenyov’s famous play about the Baltic Fleet and the October Revolution. Femelidi, a brilliant young composer whose career was tragically cut short, utilized cinematic montage techniques and mass-song structures to bring the revolutionary struggle to the Tiflis (Tbilisi) stage. This edition, featuring a specialized musical overview by N. Ryadnova, serves as a vital primary source for the study of early Soviet modernism and the integration of revolutionary themes into the traditional operatic canon.