Arif ( Arif's Trick ) - the operetta of Tigran Chukhajyan . The first operetta in the musical history of the East [1] . Libretto author Gevorg Rshtuni
Creation History
The operetta was written in 1872 [2] , first staged in the same year at the theater of Hakob Vardovyan . Libretto in Turkish.
In 1872 , after the premiere of the operetta Arif, a prominent Turkish poet and journalist Namik Kemal wrote in the Ibret newspaper:
This is the first work in our opera language. Its structure is beautiful and its music is beautiful. Turkish is suitable for musical compositions. Compositions are given the form corresponding to his lyrics. We support Gull Agop , the founder of the Ottoman theater, operetta lyrics and music authors Alberto and Tigran Chuhajyan for their efforts and actors for the masterful staging.
- Namyk Kemal [3]
Notes
- ↑ Jidzernak. - Cairo: April - July 2006. - No. 2-3.
- ↑ Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams. A short history of opera . - 2003 .-- S. 529.
- ↑ Ozean Journal of Social Sciences 1 (1), 2008 : “ This is the first work in our opera language. Its scheme is beautiful and its music is perfect. Turkish language goes well with musical works. The composition is bodied in accordance with its lyrics. We fecilitate Güllü Agop, deviser of Ottoman Theater and writers of lyrics and composition of the opera Alberto and Dikran Çuhacıyan for their efforts and the actors staging the play for their skill. "