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YURI GEVORGIAN'S "TAROT" OPERA STAGED IN AUSTRIA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Nov 13 2007
VIENNA, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The premiere
of famous composer Yuri Gevorgian's "Tarot" opera received a warm
welcome by the art-loving Austrian spectators. The opera with two
acts and ten scenes was first presented at the theater of the city
of Perchtoldorf lately. The opera's name means playing cards, with
the help of which the singer performing the main part, a young man
named Sam, who appeared in the other world in consequence of deparved
life, tries to return to real life. The other parts are mystical:
opera singers played parts of the main angel, the devil, the death,
clown, priestess, who with their many ordeals showed the main hero
the difficulties, sufferings and losses of life, the final result of
which was returning the hero to real life.
As opera's author said in his interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent,
the work's subject is modern, and with mystical parts and many scenes
he intended to present today's life and everyday troubles, the constant
conflict of the good and the evil, strong will manifestations of a
man and his purposeful actions for the sake of his beloved woman and
human dignity.
Y. Gevorgian said that he composed the "Tarot" opera within a year,
but due to some problems he staged it only three years later. The
libretto was written by Austrian author Manfred Hrubant.
It should be mentioned that the "Tarot" is Y. Gevorgian's third opera:
the first was the "Fire" and the second "The Wound of Armenia," which
was ordered on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Armenia's
and Russia's friendship. The composer originating from Yerevan,
who is currently residing in Vienna, is the author of symphonies,
cantatas, operettas, various instrumental works and songs.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Nov 13 2007
VIENNA, NOVEMBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The premiere
of famous composer Yuri Gevorgian's "Tarot" opera received a warm
welcome by the art-loving Austrian spectators. The opera with two
acts and ten scenes was first presented at the theater of the city
of Perchtoldorf lately. The opera's name means playing cards, with
the help of which the singer performing the main part, a young man
named Sam, who appeared in the other world in consequence of deparved
life, tries to return to real life. The other parts are mystical:
opera singers played parts of the main angel, the devil, the death,
clown, priestess, who with their many ordeals showed the main hero
the difficulties, sufferings and losses of life, the final result of
which was returning the hero to real life.
As opera's author said in his interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent,
the work's subject is modern, and with mystical parts and many scenes
he intended to present today's life and everyday troubles, the constant
conflict of the good and the evil, strong will manifestations of a
man and his purposeful actions for the sake of his beloved woman and
human dignity.
Y. Gevorgian said that he composed the "Tarot" opera within a year,
but due to some problems he staged it only three years later. The
libretto was written by Austrian author Manfred Hrubant.
It should be mentioned that the "Tarot" is Y. Gevorgian's third opera:
the first was the "Fire" and the second "The Wound of Armenia," which
was ordered on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Armenia's
and Russia's friendship. The composer originating from Yerevan,
who is currently residing in Vienna, is the author of symphonies,
cantatas, operettas, various instrumental works and songs.