00:00I'm not going to get in the caucasus mountains,
00:18Kabbala awakens not to birdsong, but to music.
00:21For one week every July,
00:23this peaceful resort becomes a stage for the world.
00:30Welcome to the 14th Gabala International Music Festival.
00:35More than 500 artists from 13 countries have gathered here in the picturesque Azerbaijani city
00:42to share melodies, stories and high notes across six days of concerts.
00:49The mountains of Gabala, I should confess, inspire to be great, open-hearted
00:58because here there is a wonderful atmosphere, people are so warm
01:02and we Georgians, Felicity City Hall, big men, we are always happy to come here
01:07and to exchange, to give love and celebrate a wonderful music
01:12which gives us inspiration that lifts us up.
01:17From morning rehearsals to late-night encores, music flows non-stop.
01:34As evening falls, the amphitheatre becomes an open-air opera house.
01:38In Viva Opera, arias unfold, sending music to mingle with the mountain breezes and picnickers alight.
01:47It's been a few years since the beginning of Azerbaijan.
01:54We listened to the international festival and the foreign performers.
02:00We listened to the international festival and we were happy to come here.
02:04Gabala's open-air venue becomes a living postcard where strings shimmer and voices soar.
02:10so
02:10I feel very proud to be here in Gabala
02:16because this is my country
02:17this is a special place
02:20I've been like in the beginning
02:23of this adventure
02:24like 14 years ago
02:25and I see in these years
02:29I saw how developed this festival
02:31how many people come from
02:33the foreign countries
02:35international artists
02:36and this festival
02:38developed every year more and more
02:41when the final note fades
02:44echoes linger
02:45and musicians and audience alike
02:48begin the countdown
02:49to next year's music festival
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