East’s first opera to be performed in Turkey

The “Leyli and Majnun” opera by Uzeyir Hajibayov, the founder of Azerbaijan’s classic music, will be performed in Istanbul, Turkey on February 14.

Some eighty Azerbaijani culture and art figures are expected to visit Istanbul to attend the play.

Azerbaijan’s renowned artists Nazakat Teymurova and Mansum Ibrahimov will act as Leyli and Majnun respectively in the play, a source from the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater told AssA-Irada.

“Leyli and Majnun”, which is the first opera in the East, was staged for the first time in 1908.*