A SERIES OF CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE LYRIC DRAMA OF GHENADIE CIOBANU, ATEH OR THE REVELATION OF THE KHAZAR PRINCESS”

Abstract

Based on this innovative literary source, the composer created a libretto of his mono-opera „Ateh or the revelations of the Khazar princess”. As a librettist, Ghenadie Ciobanu chose three fragments from the lexicon-novel written by M. Pavic, being captivated especially by the historical actuality of the theme and by the awareness that the “khazars represents a metaphor of a small nation, which survives through the powers and significant religions”