2024-04-25 21:34:14
The Fidan Hajiyev International Opera Festival will open with the premiere of Georges Bizet’s opera “Carmen” in a new production and in a modern genre on April 27 at 19.00 on the stage of the Opera Studio at the Baku Music Academy named after Uzeyir Hajibeyli.
The original idea belongs to the world famous opera singer, director of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, People’s Artist Yusif Eyvazov. In the main role of Carmen is People’s Artist Fidan Gadzhieva. The director of the play, Elvin Mirzoyev, shared his thoughts with Day.Az on the eve of the premiere. The music and libretto remain classical, but…
“Fidan Gadzhieva has successfully embodied the classic image of Carmen for many years, and she has developed her own perception of this role. I am very pleased that she reacted very positively to my director’s interpretation. In recent years, I have experienced some changes in my perception of the world, which is peculiar is reflected in the performance. Although the viewer can feel himself in the 20th and 21st centuries, we have moved away from any temporal and epochal attachment. Both the layout of the situation and its reading are slightly different. Firstly, we have achieved maximum minimalism in this material. we have a moving scenery that constructively decides all the pictures, acts of action. Secondly, we already consider and position the conflict, the relationships between the characters differently and bring to the forefront other accents in the focus of events, the understanding of freedom of choice and decision-making. is there love in the understanding of this world? How can it be realized? Are there any limitations to this internal state? If so, what is it? Or maybe it destroys all restrictions altogether, and we should be completely free?” said Elvin Mirzoev.
The director welcomes the changes taking place at the opera house
“I would very much like to participate in the transformation and new perception of opera art in Azerbaijan. I am happy to join this initiative, which has already begun in this theater. I really enjoyed working with the performance team. In the performance, even the chorus will not be traditionally built and static, but in accordance with modern requirements, the implementation of a new embodiment and emotionality. They say that opera artists are less artistic, which I no longer agree with, because a lot of dramatic elements were introduced into the performance, which the actors did a great job with. They are textured and emotional! I think that the audience will really like the performance and I invite everyone to the premiere,” added Elvin Mirzoev.
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The first Fidan Gadzhieva International Opera Festival will be held from April 27 to May 3, organized by the Musical Vocal School of People’s Artist Fidan Hajiyeva with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and the State Opera and Ballet Theater. For seven days, works by Azerbaijani classics and world authors will be presented at various concert venues in Baku and Ganja.
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