01:30Thereby Opera House hosted the first Kazakh performances and continues to present classic works.
02:01The first Kazakh opera, Kizhebek, is staged every season.
02:12It was composed by Evgeny Brusilovsky in 1934.
02:16Even today, it is performed in modern theatres, such as Astana Opera House.
02:43Kizhebek tells the story of love.
02:45Kizhebek and Tuligen's families stood against their union, and this plot is often described
02:51as the Kazakh Romeo and Juliet.
03:05In a dynamic fusion of East and West, theatres are experimenting with mixed-format performances.
03:10One recent example is the Astana Opera House's production, which brings together Kizhebek and Puccini's Madame Butterfly.
03:18Today, there are thousands of Kazakh operas ranging from early classics to modern works.
03:45One of their newest additions to the repertoire is Han Sultan.
03:49While it tells a legend from the Golden Horde era, the music was written by contemporary composer Hamid Shangaliyev.
03:56There were many things in this country.
03:59I was born in the first time, the first time I was born in the first time I was born and then took a long time.
04:05I was born to a opera.
04:08I was born to a first and first and then I was born to a part of a note.
04:11I added those notes to the theatre in that period.
04:14And then there was a lot of uncertainty.
04:15To be able to learn a whole theatre, which is how you can write an opera opera.
04:20Han Sultan has premiered not only in Kazakhstan, but also in Turkey,
04:29showing the relevance of national opera on the international stage.
04:42Today, timeless Kazakh opera like Kizhebek and modern performance Han Sultan
04:47are reaching international audiences, bringing the national music heritage
04:52to theatres across Europe, Asia and beyond.
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