Uzeyir Hajibayli's Masterpiece To Be Shown In Baku
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more By Laman Ismayilova
The State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater will present Uzeyir
Hajibayli's opera 'Leyli and Majnun' on January 11, Azernews
reports.
The director of the opera production is Honored Art Worker Hafiz
Guliyev. The opera will be conducted by Honored Art Worker Sevil
Hajiyeva.
'Leyli and Majnun' a classic Azerbaijani tale of young lovers
and meddling parents is compared to 'Romeo and Juliet '.
Premiered in 1908, the opera is considered the First Opera of
the Muslim East. The first performance of the opera was led by
Huseyn Arablinski, and Hajibayli himself played the violin.
Uzeyir Hajibayli wrote the libretto for the opera based on
Azerbaijani poet Muhammad Fuzuli's poem.
His masterpiece laid the foundation of a unique new genre, which
synthesizes oriental and European musical forms.
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