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Mindia

Music by Otar Taktakishvili · premiered 1961 · at Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre

Mindia is an opera in three acts composed by Otar Taktakishvili to a libretto in Georgian by Revas Tabukashvili. Based on the poem The Snake-eater by Vazha-Pshavela, it premiered on 23 July 1961 at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre. The libretto also has versions in Russian and German.

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About the Composer

Otar Taktakishvili is the composer of record for this opera.

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