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By Laman Ismayilova

The National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus has successfully staged "Carmen" opera by French composer George Bizet.

Carmen was a fiery gypsy girl who worked in a cigar factory. An army officer, Don José, was called to the factory because a fight broke out. He arrested Carmen because she hit another woman. However, he became enchanted with the exotic Carmen, and let her escape.

One of the best-loved operas brought together Azerbaijani and Belarusian artists.

The performance was conducted by Honored Artist of Azerbaijan, conductor of Azerbaijan's State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Eyyub Guliyev.

Azerbaijan’s famous opera singer Fidan Hajiyeva performed the role of Carmen. Other parties were played by the leading soloists of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Belarus Aleksey Mikutel, Vladimir Gromov, Dmitry Trofimuk, Elena Sinyavskaya,Tatiana Petrova, Janos Nelepa, Alexander Zhukov and Alexander Krasnodubsky, director conductor-Andrey Galanov.

The performance of the Azerbaijani and Belarusian artists was accompanied by a storm of applause.

After the performance, Theater's General Director Vladimir Gridyushko personally thanked Fidan Hajiyeva and conductor Eyyub Guliyev for a bright and professional interpretation of the opera.

He stressed special role of Azerbaijani artists in strengthening artistic and cultural ties between the opera theaters of Azerbaijan and Belarus.

In 2016 “Love and Death” ballet by Polad Bulbuloglu, an Azerbaijani people’s artist and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, was staged at the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the Republic of Belarus. The ballet was conducted by Eyyub Guliyev.

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