Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu
Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu () – is the fourth mugham opera of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov in four acts and six scenes. A libretto also belongs to Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The opera was written basing on the motifs of Azerbaijani folk legend. The opera finishes with happy end, heroine – is a modest girl, daughter of a woodcutter who gains victory over psychology of a formidable Shah, who learns a handicraft – carpet weaving – because of his love to her.
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mugham
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Azerbaijani
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Uzeyir Hajibeyov
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libretto
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Azerbaijan
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Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu
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