Van Gogh is an opera in one act and five scenes by Nevit Kodallı to a Turkish-language libretto by playwright Orhan Asena based on Irving Stone's Lust for Life about the painter Vincent van Gogh.[1][2][3] The work was premiered at the Ankara State Opera as part of the first Ankara Music Festival that was planned by local arts organizations.[1] The original production was directed by tenor Aydın Gün who also portrayed the title role.[1] Other artists in the world premiere included soprano Sevda Aydan as Maya and bass Ayhan Baran as Paul Gauguin among others.[1]
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edit- ^ a b c d Ilhan K. Mimaroglu (May 5, 1957). "TURKISH OPERA ABOUT VAN GOGH". The New York Times.
- ^ The Music magazine/Musical courier - Volume 164 - Page 32 1962 Another important Turkish opera. Van Gogh, by the young composer Nevit Kodalli, was premiered in 1956. The libretto, by playwright Orhan Asena, is based on the Irving Stone novel Lust for Life which was translated into Turkish by Bulent ..
- ^ Nail Tan Derlemeler makaleler 2007 Page 64 "Tespit edebildiğimiz kadarıyla Türk kompozitörlerin yarattıkları opera, bale, operet, oratoryo türündeki eserler şunlardır: Operalar Öz Soy (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Kerem ile Aslı (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Taş Bebek (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Köroğlu (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Van Gogh (Nevit Kodallı) Gılgameş (Nevit Kodallı) Midas'ın Kulakları (Ferit Tüzün) Nasrettin Hoca (Sabahattin Kalender) Karagöz Operada (Sabahattin Kalender) IV. Murat (Okan Demiriş) Gülbahar (Çetin Işıközlü). Operetler: Lüküs Hayat (Cemal Reşit Rey) Deli Dolu (Cemal Reşit Rey). Oratoryolar: Atatürk (oratorio) (Nevit Kodallı) Yunus Emre (Ahmet Adnan Saygun) Ateş ve İnanç (Sabahattin Kalender). Baleler: Ebru (Nevit Kodallı) Düğün (Ulvi Cemal Erkin) Güzelleme (Nevit Kodallı) Hürrem Sultam (Nevit Kodallı) Köçekçe (Ulvi Cemal Erkin). Senfonietta (Nevit Kodallı) ... "
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