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The first Albanian opera was Mrika by Prenkë Jakova, which was put on stage in 1958 at the Migjeni Theatre in Shkoder, Albania, and, a year later, at the venue of the Academy of Arts of Tirana. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Other operas that followed were The Spring by Tish Daija , The Flower of Memory by Kristo Kono , and The Heroines by Vangjo Nova. [ 3 ]
[2] The Theatre reports to the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports and is financed out of the state budget. Today, the Opera presents works by Albanian and international composers. Tickets can be purchased on-site. It employs 196 persons. [1] In 2016, the Prime Minister of Albania announced that the Theatre would be reconstructed. [3]
Mrika (Maria) is an opera in three acts composed by Prenkë Jakova with a libretto in Albanian by Llazar Siliqi. It premiered (in a four-act version) in Shkoder, Albania in 1958 at the Migjeni Theatre. [1] The revised three-act version (and the one used today) premiered in Tirana at the Academy of Music and Arts of Albania in December 1959. [2]
Opera Europa is the lead partner behind the Opera Platform, a service launched in May 2015 to offer free live streams of operas via the web. [contradictory] The three-year project to stream one free production every month received half of its 3.9 million euro budget from the European Union's Creative Europe programme, the other half coming from the 15 opera companies providing the content.
Prenk Jakova was born on 27 June 1917 in Shkodër, northern Albania.His family's background was from Gjakova, from which originated the last name.His grandfather, Dedë Jakova, was a clarinetist at the Shkodër Jesuit College, whereas Prenkë's father, Kolë Dedë Jakova, was a commander in the Albanian army.
Ermonela Jaho (born July 18, 1974 [1]) is an Albanian operatic soprano. [2] She was described in The Economist as "the world’s most acclaimed soprano". [3] The Financial Times said "Ermonela Jaho throws heart and soul into her singing... Don't even try to resist". [4] The Guardian has described her as "one of the great verismo interpreters".
OperaVision is a free opera streaming platform, supported by the European Union’s Creative Europe programme. It has been operating since 2014, and is managed by the organization Opera Europa . In 2023 it works with 30 opera companies from 17 countries in Europe.
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