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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan's world-famous opera singer Fidan Hajiyeva has brilliantly performed in France.

Her solo concert took place in Azerbaijani cultural center in Paris, Trend Life reported.

The opera singer has long dreamed to perform in the fashion capital of the world and her dream came true.

The splendid concert, co-organized by Association of Friends of Azerbaijan in France and featured works by Azerbaijani and foreign composers.

With her beautiful voice and skills, Fidan Hajiyeva thrilled Parisians. Each piece of music performed by the singer was of great interest. The opera singer performed parts from such operas as "Carmen" and "Samson and Delilah". The works by Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Frederic Chopin, Uzeyir Hajibayli also sounded at the stage.

Each song was accompanied by pianist by Zulfiya Sadigova.

Fidan was very grateful to the organizers for the invitation and assistance in carrying out the program.

Since 1996 Fidan Hajiyeva has been a leading vocalist at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theatre, performing national and classical leading opera roles.

She became Baku’s youngest performer of the title role of Carmen in Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” opera. Her leading roles include many in Verdi’s operas such as Amneris in “Aida”, Azuchena in “II Trovatore”, Maddalena in “Rigoletto” opera, etc.

In 2006, opera singer awarded the title of “Honoured Artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan” .

In 2016 Fidan realized her dream of many years by opening her own Music Centre to share her experience of all types of music to a body of students both young and old.

On December 20, 2016 Fidan represented Azerbaijan at the 7th international world forum in Minsk at the invitation of the National Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the Opera and the Ballet of Belarus, with famous vocalists from a number of countries invited to perform at a gala concert.

Following her performance she was invited by National Academic Bolshoi Theatre of the Opera and the Ballet of Belarus to perform “Carmen” in Minsk in April 2017.

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