Question: The Bear is the second of the two operas by William Walton, the libretto was based on which play of the same title, by Anton Chekhov?
Sentence (from "The Bear (play)"): The play was originally dedicated to Nikolai Nikolaevich Solovtsov, Chekhov's boyhood friend and director/actor who first played the character Smirnov.
Relevant evidence: No