Tuesday, March 03, 2009

MUSIC: For the Love of Layla (opus3artists.com)

03.01.09
Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble
The New York Times

EACH September for more years than he is willing to count, Alim Qasimov, one of Azerbaijan’s most revered singers, took the stage at the Theater of Opera and Ballet in Baku and kicked off the local concert season by performing the role of a crazed young lover in Uzeyir Hajibeyov’s opera “Layla and Majnun.” Based on a classic love story popular throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia, the work is a jewel of Azerbaijani culture.

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