In general, the new musical languages have been misunderstood by the public, which has remained anchored in the traditional repertoire. His major work was Orfeo , which reaped great success. His first opera was Voivode , of which he was not satisfied. After returning to his country in , he tackled Vojna i Mir War and Peace , , by Lev Tolstoy , which was not well received by the Soviet authorities, who branded him as unpatriotic. In he premiered in Milan Il giuramento , his masterpiece.
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