''Van Gogh'' is an

opera Opera is a form of History of theatre#European theatre, Western theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by Singing, singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically ...

in one act and five scenes by Nevit Kodallı 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 is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade, he created approximately 2,100 artworks ...

.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) Nasrettin Hoca ( Sabahattin Kalender) Karagöz Operada ( Sabahattin Kalender) IV. Murat ( Okan Demiriş) Gülbahar ( Çetin Işıközlü). Operetler: Lüküs Hayat (Cemal Reşit Rey) Deli Dolu (

Cemal Reşit Rey Cemal Reşit Rey (; 25 October 1904 – 7 October 1985) was a Turkish people, Turkish composer, pianist, screenwriter, script writer and Conducting, conductor. He was well known for a string of successful and popular Turkish-language operettas fo ...

). Oratoryolar: Atatürk (oratorio) (Nevit Kodallı)

Yunus Emre Yunus Emre (), also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره), was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passe ...

(Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Ateş ve İnanç (Sabahattin Kalender). Baleler: Ebru (Nevit Kodallı) Düğün ( Ulvi Cemal Erkin) 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 painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influ ...

among others.

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