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Sevil (opera)
''Sevil'' is a lyrical psychological drama opera written in 1949–1952 with music by Fikret Amirov to a libretto by Talat Eyyubov based on Jafar Jabbarly's play ''Sevil Sevil is a common female Turkish and Azerbaijani given name. "Sevil" derives from "sev". In Turkish, "sev" means "to love" and "Sevil" means the "be loved". In contexts in which Spanish terms are anglicized, "Sevil" can be an anglicization of ...''. The premiere of the opera was held on December 25, 1953, at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater. ''Sevil'' is the first Azerbaijani opera written in a modern lyrical and psychological genre. The melody, which is the main expression of Fikrat Amirov's work, plays an emotional beginning in the music of the opera. The composer used a variety of musical forms in the opera – aria, arioso, ensembles and choral episodes. History Fikrat Amirov started the opera in 1949. Writing the opera's libretto, the poet Talat Eyyubov tried to keep the play's main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fikret Amirov
Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerbaijani folk music. His father, Mashadi Jamil Amirov, was a famous mugam singer ("''xanəndə''"), who played tar and composed, including the 1915 opera '' Seyfal mulk''. During his childhood and early adolescence, Fikret began composing pieces for the piano. Upon his graduation from the Ganja Music College, Amirov entered the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire, now known as the Baku Music Academy, where he was a student of Boris Zeidman and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. In 1941, when Nazi Germany attacked the USSR, Amirov, 19 at the time, was drafted to the Soviet army. He was wounded near Voronezh, hospitalized and demobilized from the military service, returning to Baku to continue his studies at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. Amirov's music wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
