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TAWSF Bibliography Hand in Hand for Education   Do You Know These? After being examined carefully by Ataturk, the libretto was given to Adnan Saygun to be set to music and the three-act opera was soon completed. The basic theme of the opera, which was based on mythology, was that Iranians and Turks are brothers with common origins. The librettist Münir Hayri Egeli staged the production. Nimet Vahit, a voice teacher at the Istanbul Conservatory played the lead female role. This artist, who trained a number of important opera singers, was also the teacher of Semiha Berksoy, who played the peasant girl Aysim in the production. She is recognized as a first-class interpreter of Wagner. The lead male role of Feridun was played by baritone Nurullah Taskiran, who was trained in Europes finest music schools. Ataturk demonstrated that a three-act opera could be created and staged even under the most difficult conditions, thereby preparing the ground for a national opera in Turkey. http://www.turkishculture.org   I f you want to shair with us, please sent your e-mail to: Do you know this?   Home Page *Be a member or make a donation* You can contact us by e-mail for more information.