New Nauryz

Nature awakens and a wonderful mood comes with the spring renewal. Preparations for the beloved holiday of Nauryz are in full swing at Astana Opera. Concerts and opera performances that reflect the customs and traditions of our people await the residents and guests of the capital at the opera house.

According to the new concept, Nauryz is celebrated from March 14 to 23. Moreover, each of the 10 days of the holiday has its own official name. Yevgeniy Brusilovsky’s celebrated opera Kyz Zhibek to Gabit Musrepov’s libretto will open the rich program on March 16, 17 and 18 at the Astana Opera Grand Hall. Kazakh opera stars, as well as the opera house’s choir and the symphony orchestra under the baton of the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Abzal Mukhitdin will take part in the performance.  

A bright, cheerful and exciting concert Qosh Keldin, Nauryz!, which will leave unforgettable impressions of the long-awaited spring holiday, will be held at the Baiseitova Chamber Hall will take place on March 21 and 22, ‘Ulystyn Uly Kunі’, or ‘the Great Day of the People’.

As a reminder, in the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s published article, “Independence Above All”, the Head of State raised the issue of celebrating Nauryz in a new way, giving instructions to develop a concept and enrich the content of this holiday.

“As the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, the more values that unite the entire society there are, the stronger our unity will be,” Galym Akhmedyarov, Astana Opera’s general director, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, said. “With the onset of March, people feel a new breath of life. I wholeheartedly congratulate all our compatriots on Nauryz. May our independent country develop, and may the people of Kazakhstan prosper and unite like a big family. I wish all of us a peaceful and clear sky overhead, prosperity, good health and well-being,” the director concluded.

As the theatregoers and all of Astana Opera’s fans know, every year the creative team prepares a diverse concert program that brings warm holiday atmosphere.

“It is impossible not to show our customs and traditions on this day. Works of on the theme of unity, peace and harmony will be performed in the concert Qosh Keldin, Nauryz!. The main idea is to show that Nauryz is a holiday that unites people of all nationalities living in our country. We are happy to bid farewell to the winter and look forward to the sunny spring with its gurgling streams, singing birds, gentle breeze and fragrant greenery of trees. Therefore, we will try to show the brightest numbers that create a holiday atmosphere. Certainly, we expect sold-out concerts, as usual,” pianist Raushan Beskembirova, the Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, the opera house’s musical consultant, said.

Opera company soloists, Honoured Workers of Kazakhstan Azamat Zheltyrguzov, Bibigul Zhanuzak, holder of the Order of Kurmet Aizada Kaponova, Honoured Artist of Kazakhstan Galiya Baigazinova, Assem Sembina, Nazym Sagintai and many others will take part in the program.

Astana Opera Choir and Symphony Orchestra, Astana Opera International Opera Academy’s attendees will join their colleagues. They will perform classical and contemporary works, including excerpts from popular operas, as well as folk songs. Such musical compositions as Toibastar, Tusaukeser, Betashar will create a special atmosphere. They will be performed to the accompaniment of dombyra and qyl-qobyz. Verses on the beloved holiday of Nauryz will be the evening’s poetic canvas.