Opera Days to visit various provinces

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News

Opera Days of TÜRKSOY will host soloists from Turkic Repubiic in Turkey.

The 16th Opera Days of TÜRKSOY, organized to preserve the historical and cultural traditions of Turkic peoples through the strengthening of interaction between culture and art, will be organized between June 5 and 14 in various Turkish provinces.

Thirteen soloists from nine countries will perform works, including famous classical operas, along with operas from their own countries of origin. Among the soloists will be Azerbaijan’s Sabina Vahabzade; Kazakhstan’s Aslima Maktagulova, Halid Nuraliyev and Elana Filinkova; Kyrgyzstan’s Kunduz Karıppayeva; Uzbekistan’s Rahim Mirzakamalov, Turkey’s Barış Yanç and Nona Tsutskırıdze; northern Cyprus’ Tuğrul Enver Töre; Tatarstan’s Rigina Valieva and others.

The concerts will take place in the Black Sea provinces of Samsun, Ordu, Giresun, Trabzon, Ankara, Istanbul and Kyrenia.

The 16th Opera Days of TÜRKSOY will be dedicated to famous Kazakh composer Mukan Tölebayev within the framework of “2013 - the Year of Mukan Tölebayev.” Throughout the 16th Opera Days, a photography exhibition featuring TÜRKSOY’s activities will also be open.