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and other languages. In 1921, Hajibeyov became a member of a council for the development of Azerbaijani theaters and contributed to the improvement of stage arts of Azerbaijan. In 1925, Hajibeyov merged Russian and Azerbaijani opera troupes in a single troupe and created the permanent company of the Opera and Ballet Theater of Azerbaijan. In 1932, Hajibeyov wrote ''

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'' , which was first staged in 1937. Uzeir Hajibeyov, First poster of

In 1935 Muslim Magomayev composed '' Nargiz'' (1935) and

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composed ''Shahsanam''. The success of these operas encouraged other composers to create operas. In the 1940s, operas such as ''

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Niyazi Niyazi Zulfugar oghlu Taghizade Hajibeyov ( az, Niyazi Zülfüqar bəy oğlu Hacıbəyov) (1912–1984) was a prominent Soviet Azerbaijani conductor, and composer of the renowned symphonic mugham "Rast". Early life Niyazi was born on August 20 ...

, ''Vatan'' ("Motherland") by

Jovdat Hajiyev Ahmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the Soviet period. He is remembered for his monumental orchestral works, having been the first Azerbaijani to compose a symphony ( ...

and

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 ...

, ''Nizami'' by

Afrasiyab Badalbeyli Afrasiyab Badal bey oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Əfrasiyab Bədəl bəy oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (19 April 1907, in Baku – 6 January 1976, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, with noble Iranian origins (he was the descendant of Bahman Mirza an ...

and many other operas were written and staged. The opera ''Sevil'' written by

Fikrat Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerb ...

premiered in 1953 and a remake of this opera was staged in 1998. In 1972, Shafiga Akhundova was the first Azerbaijani female composer and the first such in the Muslim world to write an opera. Ballets by foreign and classic composers also are frequently staged at the Azerbaijan Opera and Ballet Theater. Operas created by various Azerbaijani composers such as Akhundova (''Galin Gayasi''),

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(''Bahadur and Sona'', ''Faded Flowers''),

Jahangir Jahangirov Jahangir Shirgasht oglu Jahangirov (Azerbaijani: ; 20 July 1921 – 25 March 1992) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and choirmaster; he was named People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Biography Jahangir Jahangirov was bor ...

(''Life of a Composer'', ''Azad''),

Vasif Adigozalov Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) ( az, Vasif Zülfüqar oğlu Adıgözəlov; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers. He is the son of khananda Zulfu A ...

(''The Dead''), Ramiz Mustafayev (''Vagif''), Zakir Baghirov (''Aygun''), Nazim Aliverdibeyov (''Jirtdan'') and others were staged throughout the modern history of Azerbaijani opera. Prominent Azerbaijani opera singers include

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,

Fatma Mukhtarova Fatma Sattarovna Mukhtarova ( az, Fatma Muxtarova, russian: Фатьма Мухтарова; 26 March 1893 or 1898Грачева Л Годы и люди: �б. очерков Саратов, 1988. Вып. 3. С. 164-174. – 19 October 1972) was ...

,

Huseyngulu Sarabski Huseyngulu Sarabski ( az, Hüseynqulu Sarabski), born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev (20 March 1879 – 16 February 1945), was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician (tar). Early lif ...

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Hagigat Rzayeva Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva ( az, Həqiqət Rzayeva) (20 May 1907, Lankaran – 2 August 1969, Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani actress and singer of folk, opera, and pop music. Career Hagigat Rzayeva was born on 20 May 1907 in a small village nea ...

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Rashid Behbudov Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov, Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рашид Бейбутов; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi in 1915. His father, ...

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Rauf Atakishiyev Rauf Israfil oglu Atakishiyev ( az, Rauf Atakişiyev) was a Soviet Azerbaijani singer, pianist, singer- soloist, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1967), professor (1972). Biography Rauf Atakishiyev was born on July 15, 1925, in Goychay, A ...

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Franghiz Ahmadova Franghiz Ahmadova (Azerbaijani: Firəngiz Əhmədova; 1928–2011) also Firangiz Ahmedova, was a prominent Azerbaijani operatic soprano and music teacher. From 1951, she performed as a soloist at the Azerbaijani State Opera. She toured widely acr ...

, Muslim Magomayev,

Lutfiyar Imanov Lutfiyar Muslum oglu Imanov ( az, Lütfiyar İmanov; 17 April 1928 in Sabirabad – 21 January 2008 in Baku), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani opera singer (dramatic tenor). Career Lutfiyar Imanov started his career in the arts as a teenage actor at ...

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and

Khuraman Gasimova Khuraman Gasimova ( az, Xuraman Qasımova) is an opera singer and actress from Azerbaijan. Life and career Khuraman Gasimova was born on June 6, 1951, in the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic capital city of Baku. In 1975 she graduated ...

s,

Rubaba Muradova Rubaba Khalil qizi Muradova ( az, Rübabə Muradova), born Rubaba Ishragi (21 March 1930 – 28 August 1983), was an Iranian and Azerbaijani opera ( mezzo-soprano) and folk singer. She graduated from the Zeynalli College of Music in Baku and w ...

, and

Zeynab Khanlarova Zeynab Yahya qizi Khanlarova ( az, Zeynəb Yəhya qızı Xanlarova) (born 28 December 1936, Baku) is a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer (soprano), People's Artist of the USSR (1980), Azerbaijan (1975), Armenia (1978). Biography Zeynab Khanlarova w ...

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Mugham opera

In 1908 (January, 12), the first mugham opera staged at the theater of

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'' became the first mugham opera in

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. Zulfugar Hajibayov ''Ashig Garib'' (1916) and '' Shah Ismayil'' by Muslum Magomayev (1916) are significant examples of this genre. This tradition was continued by composers in the second half of the 20th century. Shafiga Akhundova's ''Gəlin qayası'' (Bride rock) and

Jahangir Jahangirov Jahangir Shirgasht oglu Jahangirov (Azerbaijani: ; 20 July 1921 – 25 March 1992) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and choirmaster; he was named People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Biography Jahangir Jahangirov was bor ...

's ' (The fate of singer) are examples of operas by these composers.

Notable operas

Operas composed by Azerbaijanis includes: Uzeyir Hajibeyov: *''

Leyli and Majnun ''Layla & Majnun'' ( ar, مجنون ليلى ; Layla's Mad Lover) is an old story of Arab origin, about the 7th-century Bedouin poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his ladylove Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). "The Layl ...

'', opera, 1908. The first opera from Azerbaijan, the first Muslim opera. *''

Rustam and Zohrab ''Rustam and Zohrab'' (in Azeri ''Rüstәm vә Söһrab'') is the third mugham opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. It was composed in 1910 based on the story of Rostam and Sohrab of the epic poem ''Shahnameh'' by Ferdowsi, and written in Persian. Hajibey ...

'', ''mugham opera'', 1910. *''

Asli and Kerem Asli and Karam ( az, Əsli və Kərəm) is the fifth mugham opera in four acts and six scenes written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov. Its libretto was written by the composer based on motifs of broadly famed in the South Caucasus poem ''Kerem and Aslı'' ( ...

'', ''mugham opera'' in four acts and six scenes, 1912. *''

Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu ''Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu'' ( az, Şah Abbas vә Xurşid Banu operası) – is the fourth mugham opera of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov in four acts and six scenes. A libretto also belongs to Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The opera was written b ...

'', ''mugham opera'', 1912. *'' Harun and Leyli'', ''mugham opera'', 1915 *''Firuza'', (unfinished) *''

Koroğlu The ''Epic of Koroghlu'' ( az, , tr, ; tk, , uz, ) is a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples, mainly the Oghuz Turks. The legend typically describes a hero who seeks to avenge a wrong. It was often put ...

'' ("The Blind Man's Son"), opera, first performed 1938

Zulfugar Hajibeyov Zulfugar Abdulhuseyn oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Zülfüqar bəy Əbdülhüseyn bəy oğlu Hacıbəyov, 17 April 1884 – 30 September 1950) was an Azerbaijani composer and a member of a family noted for its musical talents. He was one of ...

: *''

Ashiq Qarib ''Ashiq Qarib'' ( az, Aşıq Qərib, literally "the wandering ashik") is an anonymous romantic dastan, composed not earlier than the 16—17th centuries and popular in Transcaucasia and Central Asia. The verses, which are incorporated into the pr ...

'' ("The Wandering

Ashiq An ashik ( az, aşıq, ; tr, âşık; fa, عاشیق) or ashugh ( hy, աշուղ; ka, აშუღი) is traditionally a singer-poet and bard who accompanies his song—be it a dastan (traditional epic story, also known as '' hika ...

"), after the anonymous Azerbaijani romantic

dastan Dastan ( fa, داستان ''dâstân'', meaning "story" or "tale") is an ornate form of oral history from Central Asia, Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan. A dastan is generally centered on one individual who protects his tribe or his people from an o ...

of the

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, 1915. Muslim Magomayev: *'' Shah Ismayil'', ''mugham opera'' 1919, revised 1924, revised 1930. *'' Nargiz'', 1935. *''Xoruz-bey'' (unfinished), opera

Afrasiyab Badalbeyli Afrasiyab Badal bey oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Əfrasiyab Bədəl bəy oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (19 April 1907, in Baku – 6 January 1976, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, with noble Iranian origins (he was the descendant of Bahman Mirza an ...

: *''People's punishment'' *''Golden Key'' *''Bahadur and Sona'' *''Aydin'' *''

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'', composed 1939, staged 1948.

Fikret Amirov Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerb ...

: *''Ulduz'' *''Sevil''

Vasif Adigozalov Vasif Zulfugar oghlu Adigozalov (alternative spellings: Adigezalov, Adygozal) ( az, Vasif Zülfüqar oğlu Adıgözəlov; 28 July 1935 – 15 September 2006) was one of Azerbaijan's most distinguished composers. He is the son of khananda Zulfu A ...

: *''Natavan'', ''mugham opera'', 2003 Shafiga Akhundova: * ''Galin gayasi'' ("Bride’s Rock"). The first opera written by an Azerbaijani woman composer, 1972. Other prominent operas: * ''Tenderness'' by

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 ...

* ''Motherland'' by Gara Garayev and

Jovdat Hajiyev Ahmad Jovdat Ismayil oglu Hajiyev (June 18, 1917 - January 18, 2002) was one of the major Azerbaijani composers of the Soviet period. He is remembered for his monumental orchestral works, having been the first Azerbaijani to compose a symphony ( ...

* ''Azad'' (Free) by

Jahangir Jahangirov Jahangir Shirgasht oglu Jahangirov (Azerbaijani: ; 20 July 1921 – 25 March 1992) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, conductor and choirmaster; he was named People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964. Biography Jahangir Jahangirov was bor ...

* ''The Fate of the Singer'' by Jahangir Jahangirov * ''Expectation'' by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh * ''Isgandar and the Shepherd'' by

Soltan Hajibeyov Soltan Ismayil oghlu Hajibeyov ( az, Soltan İsmayıl oğlu Hacıbəyov, russian: Солтан Исмаил оглы Гаджибеков, also transliterated as Sultan Gadzhibekov; 5 May 1919 – 19 September 1974), was a Soviet Azerbaijani comp ...

(children's opera) * ''Seven Beauties'' by

Eldar Mansurov Eldar Bahram oglu Mansurov ( az, Eldar Bəhram oğlu Mansurov / , ; born February 28, 1952) is an Azerbaijani musician, composer and songwriter. He is the son of musician Bahram Mansurov. His younger brother Elkhan Mansurov is also a musician ...

(rock-opera)

Notable performers

Individuals

Female

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Dinara Aliyeva Dinara Alieva (, ) (born December 17, 1980, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani and Russian opera singer (soprano). She is currently a soloist at the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, where she made her debut in 2009 as Liù in Pu ...

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Sona Aslanova Sona Aslanova (4 October 1924 – 9 March 2011) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani soprano, Meritorious Artist of Azerbaijan Republic known for her historic performances of Azerbaijani, Russian, and an international classical and folk vocal music ...

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Fidan Gasimova Fidan Akram gizi Gasimova ( az, Fidan Əkrəm qızı Qasımova), born 17 June 1947 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, is an Azerbaijani operatic soprano who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1988. Life Gasimova's parents, Akram Gasimov and Tukezban ...

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Khuraman Gasimova Khuraman Gasimova ( az, Xuraman Qasımova) is an opera singer and actress from Azerbaijan. Life and career Khuraman Gasimova was born on June 6, 1951, in the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic capital city of Baku. In 1975 she graduated ...

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Gulkhar Hasanova Gulkhar Ibrahim qizi Hasanova ( az, Gülxar Həsənova; 10 December 1918 – 30 March 2005) was an Azerbaijani mugham opera singer. Gulkhar Hasanova (née Sultanova) was born in Bayramli. Originally she wanted to pursue a career in medicine and en ...

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Nazakat Mammadova Nazakat Mammadova ( az, Nəzakət Məmmədova, Назакет Мамедова, February 28, 1944, Ganja - October 21, 1980, Sochi) was an Azerbaijani singer. She started her career in the ''Lale'' girls musical group and between 1970 and ...

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Shovkat Mammadova Shovkat Hasan qizi Mammadova ( az, Şövkət Məmmədova; 18 April 1897 – 8 June 1981) was an Azerbaijani opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano) and music instructor. Early life and musical career Mammadova was born in 1897 in Tiflis, Russian ...

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Fatma Mukhtarova Fatma Sattarovna Mukhtarova ( az, Fatma Muxtarova, russian: Фатьма Мухтарова; 26 March 1893 or 1898Грачева Л Годы и люди: �б. очерков Саратов, 1988. Вып. 3. С. 164-174. – 19 October 1972) was ...

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Rubaba Muradova Rubaba Khalil qizi Muradova ( az, Rübabə Muradova), born Rubaba Ishragi (21 March 1930 – 28 August 1983), was an Iranian and Azerbaijani opera ( mezzo-soprano) and folk singer. She graduated from the Zeynalli College of Music in Baku and w ...

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Hagigat Rzayeva Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva ( az, Həqiqət Rzayeva) (20 May 1907, Lankaran – 2 August 1969, Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani actress and singer of folk, opera, and pop music. Career Hagigat Rzayeva was born on 20 May 1907 in a small village nea ...

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Ahmed Agdamski Ahmed Agdamski ( az, Əhməd Ağdamski) also known by the stage name of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli ( az, Əhməd Bəşir oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (January 5, 1884, in Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate (Russian Empire) – April 1, 1954, in Agdash, ...

*Yusif Eyvazov *

Elchin Azizov Elchin Azizov ( az, Elçin Əzizov, born Elchin Yashar ogly Azizov; August 13, 1975) is an Azerbaijani opera baritone, From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show KVN. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at ...

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Rashid Behbudov Rashid Behbudov ( az, Rəşid Məcid oğlu Behbudov, Azerbaijani Cyrillic: Рашид Бейбутов; 14 December 1915 – 9 June 1989) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani singer and actor. Rashid Behbudov was born in Tbilisi in 1915. His father, ...

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Huseynagha Hajibababeyov Huseynagha Sultan oghlu Hajibababeyov ( az, Hüseynağa Hacıbababəyov; 19 May 1898 – 10 November 1972) was an Azerbaijani opera singer. He was awarded the title, People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938). He was the grandfather of jazz comp ...

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Lutfiyar Imanov Lutfiyar Muslum oglu Imanov ( az, Lütfiyar İmanov; 17 April 1928 in Sabirabad – 21 January 2008 in Baku), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani opera singer (dramatic tenor). Career Lutfiyar Imanov started his career in the arts as a teenage actor at ...

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Huseyngulu Sarabski Huseyngulu Sarabski ( az, Hüseynqulu Sarabski), born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev (20 March 1879 – 16 February 1945), was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician (tar). Early lif ...

References

{{reflist, 30em Azerbaijani styles of music

History

19th and early 20th centuries. Russian Empire

20th century. Azerbaijani opera

Mugham opera

Notable operas

Notable performers

Individuals

Female

Male

References