Atatürk and Art Performance to be Staged at Süreyya Opera House on November 10

Organized by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (İDOB), the "Atatürk and Art" themed performance is being staged once again on the evening of November 10 at 20:00, the anniversary of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's death, at the Kadıköy Municipality Süreyya Opera Stage.

Prepared by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (İDOB), the "Atatürk and Art" themed performance had previously met the audience at the Süreyya Opera Stage on October 29 Republic Day. The event focuses on the importance Atatürk attached to art and art education within his ideal of a modern society, as well as the vision he brought to cultural life.

In the performance, where Hüseyin Likos undertakes the staging arrangement and takes part as a soloist, the piano accompaniment is done by Can Okan. Brought to the stage with choreography by Ebru Cansız, the production also features İDOB dancers Melike Manav and Oliver Spence, along with the children's ballet. In the project, whose texts were prepared by Hüseyin Likos and Sühendan Erdin, deep-rooted melodies of Turkish music are blended with universal opera and classical music repertoire.

With arrangements by Serdar Yalçın, works such as "Manastırın Ortasında", "Çalın Davulları", "Çanakkale Türküsü" and "Yemen Türküsü" as well as arias from Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's Tosca, and pieces from the periodic or related repertoire of Bach, Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Ahmet Kutsi Tecer, and Ekrem Zeki Ün are performed accompanied by visuals projected on the screen, piano, and dance.