Karabakhname
Sign in to saveKarabakhname () is an opera by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh. The libretto is by philologist-scientist Nargiz Pashayeva. The premiere of the work was put on the stage of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater on December 15, 2007.
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Karabakhname () is an opera by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh. The libretto is by philologist-scientist Nargiz Pashayeva. The premiere of the work was put on the stage of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater on December 15, 2007.
==History== The author of the opera was Mstislav Rostropovich. It offered composer Franghiz Ali-Zadeh to write an opera about the Karabakh conflict. Mstislav Rostropovich wanted to conduct the first performance of the opera, but death did not allow it. However, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh put the first performance of the opera to one of the days of the festival, named after Mstislav Rostropovich.
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