Polad Bulbuloglu at the Academic Musical Theater - 80
On March 5, the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater successfully staged the play "Don't be afraid, I'm with you!" (based on the film of the same name by Yuli Gusman) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of People's Artist, prominent composer Polad Bulbuloglu.
Polad Bulbuloglu, both in his statement to the press before the performance and in his speech to theatergoers after the performance, expressed his gratitude to everyone who had worked hard to create the stage version of "Don't be afraid, I'm with you!".
The production director of the play, Javid Imamverdiyev, also spoke to journalists about the responsible work that fell to him: “We had prepared a play based on this film in a different structure 2 years ago and showed it on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the famous director and public figure, the famous captain of the KVN team of the 60s, People's Artist Yuli Solomonovich Gusman. I am sure that this stage work, which we presented in honor of the 80th anniversary of our outstanding composer Polad Bulbuloglu, will receive a positive response from the audience.”
The artistic director of the stage work, director of the theater, Honored Art Worker, Doctor of Philosophy in Art History, Aliqismat Lalayev, the production director is the theater's chief director Javid Imamverdiyev, the production conductor is Honored Art Worker Fakhraddin Atayev, the choirmaster is Honored Artist Vagif Mastanov, the production ballet master is Honored Artist Emin Aliyev, the production artist is Vusal Rahim, the concertmaster is Fidan Aliyeva, and the assistant director is Tamilla Aslanova.
In the stage production, the character of Teymur, which Polad Bulbuloglu played in the film, was played by young actor Nijat Ali.
The performance was attended by People's Artist Ilham Namig Kamal, Honored Artists Boris Grafkin, Alakbar Aliyev, Chingiz Ahmadov, Nahida Orujova, Shovgi Huseynov, President's Prize winner Mehriban Zaliyeva, actors Rauf Babayev, Elchin Imanov, Ulviyya Aliyeva, Eleonora Mustafayeva, Leonid Klets, Farid Rzayev, Telli Huseynova, Orkhan Huseynov, Tarana Aliyeva, Ali Karimov, Murad Aliyev, as well as artists of the theater's choir and ballet troupe.
The next performance of "Don't be afraid, I'm with you" will be on March 11 and 12.
Those who want to experience unforgettable moments with the composer's magical music can purchase tickets at all centralized box offices of the city, "ASAN service" centers, as well as on the "iticket .az" website.