Chords of Change
During the Turkish artistic revolution of the 1930s, a group of pioneers staged Özsoy Opera, the first opera in the history of Turkish Republic.
During the Turkish artistic revolution of the 1930s, a group of pioneers staged Özsoy Opera, the first opera in the history of Turkish Republic.
Salih Bademci
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
Ertan Saban
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Ahmet Rıfat Şungar
Münir Hayri Egeli
Birce Akalay
Nimet Vahid
Melis Sezen
Mediha Hanım
Şifanur Gül
Nükhet
Mehmet Özgür
Süleyman
Burak Bilgili
Emre Karayel
During the Turkish artistic revolution of the 1930s, a group of pioneers staged Özsoy Opera, the first opera in the history of Turkish Republic.
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