In one of this composer's operas, doctors inform the King of Clubs that his son's hypochondria can only be cured with laughter, causing Pantalone to summon the jester Truffaldino.
In one of this composer's operas, doctors inform the King of Clubs that his son's hypochondria can only be cured with laughter, causing Pantalone to summon the jester Truffaldino. The "Invocation to Veles and Ala" opens a work about the central horse-riding nomad, Lolli, in the Scythian Suite.  This composer wrote the music to a work featuring Tsar Paul, the film Lieutenant Kije. In another work, timpani and bass drum strikes punctuate a woodwind theme, representing gunshots from the Hunters. For 10 points, name this 20th-century Russian composer of Peter and the Wolf.
In one of this composer's operas, doctors inform the King of Clubs that his son's hypochondria can only be cured with laughter, causing Pantalone to summon the jester Truffaldino.
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev 