Pervin Chakar – Opera arias and Kurdish Folk Songs
External organiser: Pervin Akbal
Kurdish soprano Pervin Chakar has received acclaim for roles performed on the world’s major opera stages. She is also a dedicated interpreter of her home region’s vast trove of musical gems. Without ever misrepresenting the originals, she performs hymns and songs, accompanied by western and eastern instruments, making the works accessible to people all over the world. In addition to traditional Kurdish songs, at this concert we also hear arias from operas by Gounod, Mozart, Bellini, Verdi and Puccini.
Pervin Chakar studied at the conservatory in Perugia, Italy, and has won numerous prestigious awards, including the Maria Caniglia Competition in Sulmona and the Magda Olivero Award in Milan. She has also performed at venues such as Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Theatre an der Wien, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and many more.
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The music
Approximate times -
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Alleluia from Exsultate, jubilate3 min
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Trad Lo Sivano ”The Shepherd” - Kurdish Folk Song
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Giacomo Puccini O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi3 min
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Trad Ciyayên Me ”Our Mountains” - Kurdish Folk Song
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Trad Arix - Kurdish Folk Song
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Charles Gounod Ah! Je ris de me voir from Faust4 min
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Myroslav Skoryk Melody
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Trad Oi khody’ son kolo vikon ”The Dream Passes By the Window” - Ukrainian Lullaby
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Vincenzo Bellini Eccomi in lieta vesta... Oh! quante volte, oh!, quante from I Capuleti e i Montecchi9 min
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Trad Romanî - Kurdish Folk Song
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Trad Fjorton år tror jag visst att jag va’ - Swedish Folk Song
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Edvard Grieg Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt4 min
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Trad Ez kevok im ”I am a Pigeon” - Kurdish Folk Song
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Encore:
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Trad Tew Veyvikê ”Zazakî Song” arr Yusuf Yalçun
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Trad Dayê Welat Sêrîn e arr Ezgi Tekin
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Participants
- Pervin Chakar soprano
- Ivetta Irkha piano
