''Van Gogh'' is an

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...

in one act and five scenes by

Nevit Kodallı Nevit Kodallı (12 December 1924, Mersin – 1 September 2009, Mersin) was a Turkish composer of western-influenced classical music including operas and ballets. In 1948 he travelled to Paris where he studied with Arthur Honegger and Nadia Boul ...

to a Turkish-language libretto by playwright Orhan Asena based on Irving Stone's '' Lust for Life'' about the painter

Vincent van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...

.Nail Tan ''Derlemeler makaleler'' 2007 Page 64 "Tespit edebildiğimiz kadarıyla Türk kompozitörlerin yarattıkları opera, bale, operet, oratoryo türündeki eserler şunlardır: Operalar Öz Soy (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Kerem ile Aslı (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Taş Bebek (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Köroğlu (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Van Gogh (Nevit Kodallı) Gılgameş (Nevit Kodallı) Midas'ın Kulakları (

Ferit Tüzün Ferit Tüzün (24 April 1929, Istanbul – 21 October 1977, Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million ...

)

Nasrettin Hoca Nasreddin () or Nasreddin Hodja (other variants include: Mullah Nasreddin Hooja, Nasruddin Hodja, Mullah Nasruddin, Mullah Nasriddin, Khoja Nasriddin) (1208-1285) is a character in the folklore of the Muslim world from Arabia to Central Asi ...

( Sabahattin Kalender) Karagöz Operada ( Sabahattin Kalender) IV. Murat ( Okan Demiriş) Gülbahar (

Çetin Işıközlü Çetin Işıközlü (1939) is a Turkish composer. His works included the opera '' Gülbahar''.Sokol Shupo ''Art music in the Balkans'' Page 195 - 2004 - "On the other hand, Cetin Isikozlu (1939) is one of the forthcoming composers of 1970s and 1980 ...

). Operetler: Lüküs Hayat (Cemal Reşit Rey) Deli Dolu (

Cemal Reşit Rey Cemal Reşit Rey (; 25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish composer, pianist, script writer and conductor. He was well known for a string of successful and popular Turkish-language operettas for which his brother Ekrem Reşit Rey (1 ...

). Oratoryolar: Atatürk (oratorio) (Nevit Kodallı) Yunus Emre (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Ateş ve İnanç (Sabahattin Kalender). Baleler: Ebru (Nevit Kodallı) Düğün (

Ulvi Cemal Erkin Ulvi Cemal Erkin () (March 14, 1906 – September 15, 1972) was a member of the pioneer group of symphonic composers in Turkey, born in the period 1904–1910, who later came to be called The Turkish Five. These composers set out the direction ...

) Güzelleme (Nevit Kodallı) Hürrem Sultam (Nevit Kodallı) Köçekçe (Ulvi Cemal Erkin). Senfonietta (Nevit Kodallı) ... " The work was premiered at the Ankara State Opera as part of the first Ankara Music Festival that was planned by local arts organizations. The original production was directed by tenor Aydın Gün who also portrayed the title role. Other artists in the world premiere included soprano Sevda Aydan as Maya and bass Ayhan Baran as

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...

among others.

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