Operas by European MusIcIans TellIng the Ottoman EmpIre

HANDEL'S TIMUR OPERA

The important characters of the Timurid Opera, which was first staged in London in 1724, are Timurlenk, the ruler of the Timurid State, Yıldırım Beyazıt, one of the important names in Ottoman history, and Asteria, the daughter of Beyazıt, with whom Timurlenk fell desperately in love. This opera, which combines love and war, has been performed in many cities of Europe.


VIVALDI'S BEYAZIT OPERA

 Known as II Timurlenko or II Bajazet, it is an opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi for the Verona carnival in 1735. As mentioned, it is one of the operas about the struggle between Timur and Bayezid in Europe. Yıldırım Beyazıt Yıldırım Bayezid, who is quite interesting for the European art scene, meets the audience in Vivaldi's Beyazıt Opera 11 years after Handel.


MOZART'S ZAIDE OPERA 

It is a two-act opera composed by the famous Austrian composer Mozart in 1780 but was not finished until his death. Sources report that this work was inspired by the Turkish girl named Zaide, whom Mozart fell in love with.


CARL MARIA VON WEBER'S EBU HASAN OPERA

 It is said that the Ebu Hasan Opera, which was first exhibited in Munich in 1881, was inspired by 1001 Nights Tales. Abu Hasan and his wife Fatma, who are in debt, decide to announce the death of Abu Hasan to get rid of their debts, but things do not go as they expected.


ROSSINI'S  A TURKISH IN ITALY OPERA 

It is a two-act opera composed by Rossini. The work was premiered in Milan on August 14, 1814. Although it is a two-act play, it contains a lot of story. Prosdocimo, a young writer, is looking for a topic to write for himself, on the other hand, the love between Selim Bey and Zaida and between Don Geronio and his wife is brought together with the audience.


ROSSINI'S  MEHMET II. OPERA 

Exhibited in Naples in 1820. Mehmet Opera takes its name from Fatih Sultan Mehmet. This opera handles the theme of love. The work of the famous musician Rossini takes place during the Siege of Euboea and takes place with Anna of Byzantium and II. It is about Mehmet's love. II. Falling in love with Mehmet, Anna is torn between her love and patriotic feelings.


BIZET'S CEMILE OPERA 

Cemile, a comic opera dated 1872, appeared before the Paris audience for the first time. Cemile, the daughter of a concubine, is in love with Harun, but Harun does not want her and Cemile has to ask Splendiano, Harun's secretary, for help. However, Splendiano is also in love with Cemile and things will get complicated.




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