(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. The Heydar Aliyev
Center in Baku will present the capital's residents and guests with
the 'Opera and Fashion. Sultan Couture 20' concert program and
exhibition on International Women's Day (March 8), trend reports.
Opera and fashion have always been closely intertwined. Opera
divas took the stage in the most beautiful outfit and jewelry.
Opera costumes come into fashion, or fashion constantly penetrates
the opera stage. Spectators have always watched with interest the
joint stage performances of fashion houses with famous opera
productions.
The concert will feature renowned opera singers – laureate of
international competitions Yana Melikayeva (mezzo-soprano), soloist
of the Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Academic Music
Theater Anastasiya Chernovolos (soprano), soloist of St.
Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater Yulia Suleymanova (soprano),
Yekaterina Sannikova (soprano), and soloist of the 'Helikon-Opera'
Moscow Music Theater Elnara Mammadova (soprano).
Artists will perform the most famous works of composers from
Azerbaijan and other countries, accompanied by the Azerbaijan State
Symphony Orchestra named after Uzeyir Hajibayli under the direction
of conductor Mustafa Mehmandarov.
Another particular moment of the evening will be the appearance
of opera singers dressed in costumes by fashion designer Orkhan
Sultan specifically for the Baku concert. During the concert in the
Auditorium Hall, 16 items of clothing belonging to the brand
'SULTAN COUTURE & Co', which celebrates its 20th anniversary, will
be presented. The singers who will take the stage will also present
Bvlgari jewelry.
Thus, the audience will have a chance to watch both beautiful
vocal interpretations, a rich repertoire, and a collection of a
famous jewelry brand with eye-catching stage costumes.
On the same day, an exhibition providing information about the
first Azerbaijani opera singers will be presented at the Heydar
Aliyev Center. Female performers took a special place in the
Azerbaijani Opera, which dates back to 1908. For the first time in
the Muslim East, female performers entered the theatrical stage of
Azerbaijan.
The exhibition will give information about the first female
opera performers Fatma Mukhtarova, Shovkat Mammadova, Gulhar
Hasanova, Sonya Aslanova, Sonya Mustafayeva, the first female
composer, writers of the first opera in the East – Shafiga
Akhundova.
Photographs from the 'Leyli and Majnun' by Uzeyir Hajibayli,
'Nargiz' by Muslim Magomayev, 'Khosrov and Shirin' by Niyazi,
'Maiden Tower' by Afrasiyab Badalbayli, 'La Traviata' by Giuseppe
Verdi, 'Shahsanam' by Reinhold Gliere, 'Carmen' by Georges Bizet
will also be exhibited.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to see two historical
costumes – the costume of Hagigat Rzayeva as Leyla from the opera
'Leyli and Majnun' and the costume of Nazakat Mammadova as Solmaz
from the opera 'Fiery Bride'.
Another section of the exhibition will present the works
(clothes) of Orkhan Sultan created by him 20 years.
Tickets can be purchased at the Center's ticket office, on the
iTicket.az website, as well as retail outlets.