TIEFLAND

Eugen d'Albert (1864 - 1932)                  
Opera in a prologue three acts in German [Sung in Turkish]
Libretto: Rudolf Lothar after a Catalonian play Tierra Baixo by Angel Guimera
Premièr at Neues Deutsches Theater, Prague – 15 November 1903
21 February - 5 March 1951 (5 Performances)                                
State Opera and Ballet, Ankara 

Conductor: Hans Hörner
Chorus master: Adolfo Camozzo
Stage director: Renato Mordo
Scene and costumes: Sabih Kayan

Sabastiano a rich land-owner ORHAN GÜNEK / VEDAT GÜRTEN baritone
Tomasso the village elder RUHİ SU / SELİM ÜNOKUR / ALİ KÖPÜK bass
Moruccio a miller FİKRET KUNTAY / NEVZAT KARATEKİN / MUAMMER ESİ baritone
Pepa ŞÜKRAN SÜLÜNER / RABİA ÇUBUKÇU soprano
Antonia MESUDE ÇAĞLAYAN / MUKADDER GÜRTEN soprano
Rosalia NECDET DEMİR / HİKMET SESAR tenor
Nuri a little girl AZRA ÇAPLI / ATIFET USMANBAŞ soprano
Martha a servant and ward of Sebastiano LEYLA GENCER [Role debut] / BELKIS ARAN / SEMİHA BERKSOY soprano
Pedro a shepherd in Sebastiano’s service AYDIN GÜN / NİHAT KIZILTAN / NURI TÜRKAN tenor
Nando a shepherd AZMİ ÖRSES / ESAT TAMER / SAVNİ SUBAŞI tenor

Time: Early Twentieth Century
Place: The Pyrenees and the Lowlands of Catalonia 

Photos © OSMAN DARCAN, Ankara


STATE OPERA MAGAZINE                                            

1960 January

KULİS MAGAZINE                                             

1960 April