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By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan's State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater has staged "Intizar" opera to mark the 70th anniversary of prominent composer Firangiz Alizade.

Many art and public figures, as well as her admirers attended the event.

“The "Intizar" opera once again demonstrated that it is one of the most vivid and powerful works of art devoted to the Karabakh,” Theater's Main Conductor Javanshir Jafarov said when addressing the event.

“Bright, caring, exciting and, at the same time, complex music requires performers not only skill, but also the soul and dedication. The cast and the choir perfectly coped with the task, recreating the very real life situations and characters on the stage,” he added.

He said that "Intizar" is not just opera, but opera-oratorio, which features not only national culture, national language, but also historical pain of the Azerbaijani people.

Frangiz Alizada is an Azerbaijani composer and pianist, currently living in Germany. She is best known for her works which combine the musical tradition of the Azerbaijani Mugam and 20th century Western compositional techniques, especially those of Arnold Schonberg and Gara Garayev.

Firangiz Alizada’s works have been performed at festivals in Stockholm, Warsaw, London, Heidelberg, Amsterdam, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Frankfurt, Berlin, Zurich, Bonn and Cologne.

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