"Khayyam" ( az, Xəyyam) is a tragedy written by the Azerbaijani playwright

Huseyn Javid Huseyn Javid ( az, Hüseyn Cavid),was born Huseyn Abdulla oglu Rasizadeh (24 October 1882, Nakhchivan – 5 December 1941, Shevchenko, Tayshetsky District), was a prominent Azerbaijani poet and playwright of the early 20th century. He was one of ...

, in 1935. It was dedicated to the famous poet and thinker

Omar Khayyam Ghiyāth al-Dīn Abū al-Fatḥ ʿUmar ibn Ibrāhīm Nīsābūrī (18 May 1048 – 4 December 1131), commonly known as Omar Khayyam ( fa, عمر خیّام), was a polymath, known for his contributions to mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, an ...

, and was firstly published in 1963 in Baku. It was staged in March 1970 at the Azerbaijan Drama Theatre in Baku.

Play’s history

Huseyn Javid wrote the play "Khayyam" in 1935. In the same year, it was awarded the 3rd place in the competition of literary works of the Azerbaijan SSR. Huseyn Javid once sent the play to his friend who lived in

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. After a long time, in 1957, his daughter, Turan Javid, managed to find it in Yerevan and bring it to Baku. The play was firstly published in 1963 by the Azerneshr publishing house in Baku. On 12 March 1970, the play was staged in the Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre named after M. Azizbekov by the Peoples Artist of the USSR, the Professor Mekhti Mammadov. The decoration of the performance and sketches were prepared by the artist Elchin Mammadov, and the music was written by the Peoples Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, the laureate of the USSR State Prize -

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. The roles were played by Mekhti Mamadov, Shafiga Mamedova, Hasanagha Turabov, Mamedrza Sheikhzamanov, Ismayil Osmanli, and others.

References

{{reflist Plays set in Azerbaijan 1935 plays Historical plays Tragedy plays Tragedies of Huseyn Javid Works about Omar Khayyam Azerbaijani-language plays

Play’s history

See also

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