(MENAFN- AzerNews) One of the masterpieces of world classical music - the ballet
"Legend of Love" by the outstanding composer, People's Artist Arif
Malikov, is solemnly staged again in the author's homeland after
more than half a century, organized by the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation, Azernews reports.
Thus, on September 18 and 19, the presentation of the Legend of
Love ballet will be held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace. Legend of
Love will create a real celebration on National Music Day by
creating a unity with its magnificent music, stage structure, and
arrangement.
The performance will be staged by the famous ballet master Yuri
Grigorovich, stage design by the famous artist Simon Virsaladze,
the ballet troupe of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet
Theater, dancers of the Azerbaijan State Dance Ensemble, and
students of the Baku Choreography Academy will perform. The work
will be performed by the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra named
after Uzeyir Hajibeyli, conducted by People's Artist Yalchin
Adigozelov.
For the historical presentation, 250 costumes, as well as
decorations and props, were prepared by the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation based on Simon Virsaladze's original sketches.
Arif Malikov composed the ballet Legend of Love based on the
libretto of the famous Turkish poet Nazim Hikmat's play Farhad and
Shirin. Arif Malikov started working on the work consisting of 3
scenes and 7 pictures since 1958 and finished it in 2 years.
The premiere of the ballet The Legend of Love was held on March
23, 1961, at the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater (now St.
Petersburg State Academic Maria Theater). Ballet master Yuri
Grigorovich, artist Simon Virsaladze, conductor of the play was
maestro Niyazi. In July 1962, the premiere of the work was held on
the stage of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet
Theater.
The Legend of Love ballet is still conquering world stages. The
work has been presented many times in more than 60 theaters in
different countries. The stage play was well received in the USA,
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Brazil, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Finland, France, Italy, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Uzbekistan,
Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine, Japan, and other
countries.
It is no coincidence that Arif Malikov's masterpiece The Legend
of Love was presented in the Year of Heydar Aliyev. 2023 is the
100th anniversary of the birth of the National Leader Heydar
Aliyev, and the 90th anniversary of the outstanding composer Arif
Malikov. National Leader Heydar Aliyev highly valued Arif Malikov
as an artist and a person. Arif Malikov reflected his love and
respect for National Leader Heydar Aliyev in his works, and the
composer's 8th symphony Eternity was dedicated to the National
Leader.
Tickets for the September 18-19 screening of "The Legend of
Love" will soon be on sale at the city's ticket offices and on the
iTicket.az website.
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