Mediterranean Opera and Ballet Club (, AKOB) is a non-profit cultural organization based in

Mersin Mersin () is a large city and port on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast of Mediterranean Region, Turkey, southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province (formerly İçel). It is made up of four district governorates ...

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History

Mersin Culture Center Association, another association known for valuable contributions in the past to musical life of Mersin, is presently engaged to

Mersin International Music Festival Mersin International Music Festival (), merfest for short, is a music festival held annually in Mersin, Turkey since 2002. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from Spain, Italy, United States, Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Ko ...

. Thus AKOB was founded in 2008 to take over and revive its old spirit and mission under the guidance and direction of the renowned composer and maestro

Selman Ada Selman Ada (born February 24, 1953, Ceyhan) is a Turkish composer, conductor and pianist. When he started to conduct the Istanbul Opera Orchestra in 1973 at the age of 20, he went down in history as “the youngest opera conductor in the world” ...

, who was then living in Mersin,Club page
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Activities

In 2009, together with the artists of Mersin State Opera and Ballet, AKOB organized a tribute concert for the passionate lover of Mersin (who was born in

Limonlu Limonlu (ancient: ''Antiochia Lamotidos''; Byzantine: ''Lamousia''; Arabic: ''Lāmis''; Armenian: ''Lamos'', popularly called ''Lamas'') is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Erdemli, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,93 ...

, a town in

Mersin Province Mersin Province (), formerly İçel Province (), is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast between Antalya Province, A ...

), composer Prof.

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 Boulan ...

. Another concert was organized for Hanri Atat, a patron of art and music in Mersin. In 2010, after cooperating with

Istanbul Austrian Culture Office Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in the ...

and

Istanbul Goethe Institute Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over , it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in the ...

, AOBK organized four concerts by international artists. The same year, AOBK began publishing a culture and art magazine, which includes English as well as Turkish articles to address to foreign readers.

References

Culture in Mersin Music of Turkey Arts organizations established in 2008 2008 establishments in Turkey

History

Activities

See also

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