Koroghlu (opera)

Koroghlu
Opera by Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Native title
Koroğlu
Librettist
LanguageAzerbaijani
Based onEpic of Koroghlu
Premiere
April 30, 1937
Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Koroghlu (Azerbaijani: Koroğlu; literally, The Blind Man's Son) is an opera in five acts by Uzeyir Hajibeyov to a libretto in Azerbaijani by Habib Ismayilov, with poetry by Mammed Said Ordubadi. The libretto is based on episodes from the Epic of Koroghlu, a heroic legend prominent in the oral traditions of the Turkic peoples. The opera premiered on April 30, 1937, at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater.

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