opera in Ukraine
... that in the history of opera in Ukraine, Mykola Lysenko's historical Taras Bulba was the first grand opera, but not performed during his lifetime because he refused a performance in Russian?
... that in the history of <b id="mwBds"><a href="./Opera_in_Ukraine" id="mwBdw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Opera in Ukraine">opera in Ukraine</a></b>, <a href="./Mykola_Lysenko" id="mwBd0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mykola Lysenko">Mykola Lysenko</a>'s historical <i id="mwBd4"><a href="./Taras_Bulba_(opera)" id="mwBd8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Taras Bulba (opera)">Taras Bulba</a></i> <i id="mwBeA">(title character pictured)</i> was the first <a href="./Grand_opera" id="mwBeE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Grand opera">grand opera</a>, but not performed during his lifetime because he refused a performance in Russian?