The Luxurious Life (Turkish: Lüküs Hayat) is a 1933 Turkish operetta by composer Cemal Reşit Rey. The librettist was his brother, Ekrem Reşit Rey, and the story is based on criticism of the nouveau riche groups in newly established Turkish Republic. The three-act operetta starts when a thief Rıza is accidentally thought to be a wealthy man (Rıza Bey) with the same name from Zonguldak in a ball. The story portrays the life of the new rich of 1930's Turkey and their indifference to the economic problems of the rest of the society.[1]
It is one of the most successful and viewed Turkish operettas.[2]
References
edit- ^ Akgül, L. Hilal. "CUMHURİYET'İN 10. YILINDA BİR MUHALİF OPERET: LÜKÜS HAYAT" [An Operetta that Opposes from 10th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic: Lüküs Hayat] (PDF) (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- ^ "Mersin opera stage opens with blockbuster Turkish operetta". Hürriyet Daily News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
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