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Anoush
''Anoush'' (also Anush, hy, Անուշ) is a five-act opera composed by Armen Tigranian, based on the 1892 poem of the same name by Hovhannes Tumanyan. Originally composed in 1912, it was first performed in Alexandropol, but it had to wait until 1935 for its full professional staging at the Armenian Opera Theater, Armenian National Opera Theater. ''Anoush'' remains in the Wikt:repertoire, repertoire in Armenia. The opera has special importance to Armenian musical history as one of its most significant accomplishments. Being a work of national character, ''Anoush'' was the first opera truly inspired by Armenian folk music and culture, and it is perhaps the most popular Armenian musical and theatrical work. The opera is about the tragedy of a peasant girl (Anoush) whose short love affair ends in loss and death because of conflict between her lover (Saro) and her brother (Mossy). Plot The tragic love story is set in a typical 19th century Armenian village. Anoush is a young villa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Tigranian
Armen Tigranian or Tigranyan or Dikranian ( hy, Արմեն Տիգրանի Տիգրանյան; 26 December 1879, Alexandropol – 10 February 1950, Tbilisi) was an Armenian composer, conductor and sociocultural activist. His best-known work is '' Anoush'', premiered in Alexandropol in 1912. It is the first opera ever performed in Armenia. Early Years Tigranian was born in Alexandropol in the Russian Empire (present-day Gyumri, Armenia). Composer Vardan Tigranyan (1906–1974) and architect Edmond Tigranyan were his sons. He became interested in music at a very early age. In 1894, he moved to Tiflis (now Tbilisi) with his family, enrolled in the local music school where he mastered the flute, studied the piano and took classes in music theory under Nikolay Klenovsky. During the same period he studied composition with Makar Yekmalyan. Tigranian returned to Alexandropol in 1902 and devoted himself to teaching and composing music. He organized an amateur mixed choir and gave his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
