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Koroglu opera to thrill up Baku

28 August 2014 09:23 (UTC+04:00)
Koroglu opera to thrill up Baku

By Nigar Orujova

Baku will enjoy performance of the well-known opera, Koroglu, by great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov on September 24.

The opera will be staged in the frame of the sixth International music festival named after Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

Azerbaijan's heroic eposes mostly tell about life of people, their struggle for justice and freedom. The heroes of these epics are courageous and brave people. The beloved national hero Koroglu is one of them. Based on his story, Hajibeyov created the opera in five acts, that has become a truly nation's patrimony.

The opera was premiered on April 30, 1937 at the opera and ballet theater. It was conducted by the composer himself with remarkable Bulbul and Gulyara Iskenderova in leading roles. Since the first night, the opera has always gathered a large audience.

Azerbaijani people especially love the Koroglu overture from the opera that embodies the main idea of the opera, and has been an unofficial anthem for the Azerbaijan movement for independence from the Soviet Union. Now the overture can be heard at the Koroglu metro station in Baku.

Koroglu is a monumental epic opera with chorals and dancing scenes, which shows the peasants' general nature.

The storyline is based on a national epos about poor, abused villagers who rise up to defeat their unjust, oppressive khans and beys (landowners) in the 16-17th centuries.

The fight of two opposing forces - the people and feudal forms of governance - forms the dramatic basis of the opera. The drama shows the mounting fight of the people for the liberation from the oppressors and enemies of the motherland.

The protagonist Koroglu Rovshan is a remarkable individual endowed with high consciousness, courage and bravery. He is also in love and can get inspiration for fighting from this love.

The main female character of the opera is Nigar, the beloved of Koroglu, who is also a brave, courageous person capable of facing such a cruel enemy as Hasan-khan.

Hasan-khan is a personification of despotism, a power-thirsty and a terrible tyrant. Hasan-khan's aria is one of the best vocal parts of the opera, whereby a laconic image of tyranny is shown.

The play will introduce Ramil Gasimov, a young singer performing the part of Koroglu. Hasan-khan will be played by People's Artist Shahlar Guliyev, and the part of Nigar will be performed by Ilaha Efendiyeva.

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