David Bek
Music by Armen Tigranian · libretto by Armen Tigranyan · premiered 1950
David Bek (Armenian: Դավիթ Բեկ) is an opera composed by Armen Tigranian based on the novel David Bek (1880–82) by Raffi. After the composer's death, the opera was completed by Levon Khoja-Eynatyan, G. Budaghyan, and the libretto was developed by Aram Ter-Hovhannisyan. The opera describes events surrounding the historical figure of David Bek in the early 18th century and the struggle of the Armenian people against Persia and the Ottoman Turks. David Bek was first performed in Yerevan in 1950.
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About the Composer
Armen Tigranian or Tigranyan or Dikranian (Armenian: Արմեն Տիգրանի Տիգրանյան; 26 December 1879, Alexandropol – 10 February 1950, Tbilisi) was an Armenian composer, conductor and sociocultural activist. His best-known work is Anoush, premiered in Alexandropol in 1912. It is the first opera ever performed in Armenia.
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Other Operas by Armen Tigranian
- Anoush (1892)