The Azerbaijan State Song Theatre named after Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Behbudov adına Dövlət Mahnı Teatrı) is located in

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's capital, Baku, on Rashid Behbudov Street, and is named after Rashid Behbudov, who founded it in 1968. The theatre building was originally built as a synagogue in 1901. It is in the

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style, with an Ionic order portico, and in the ornamented

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there is a central lyre where a representation of the

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once featured. The theatre's

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consists of folk songs, mugams and tasnifs, as well as works of national composers like

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Gara Garayev Gara Abulfaz oghlu Garayev ( az, Qara Əbülfəz oğlu Qarayev, russian: Кара́ Абульфа́зович Кара́ев (Kara Abulfazovich Karayev), February 5, 1918 – May 13, 1982), also spelled as Qara Qarayev or Kara Karayev, was a pr ...

, Fikrat Amirov and Tofig Guliyev. Popular artists, such as Zaur Rzayev,

Ilhama Guliyeva Ilhama Mazahir gyzy Guliyeva ( az, İlhamə Məzahir qızı Quliyeva; 17 August 1943 – 25 February 2016) was an Azerbaijani celebrity, actress and singer of Azerbaijani folk and classical music. Throughout active musical-stage career, Ilhama ...

, Mubariz Taghiyev, Azar Zeynalov, Zohra Abdullayeva and Aybaniz Hashimova, worked in the theatre.

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