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FULL Yunus Emre Oratorio (Adnan Saygun) Castel Gandolfo 1991
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Yunus Emre Oratorio  
- Composer: Saygun Adnan   
- Libretto: Yunus Emre  
- Venue & Opera Company: Pope's summer palace Castel Gandolfo, Italy  
- Recorded: September 4, 1991
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Müfide Özgüç, Cemaliye Kıyıcı, Pekin Kırgız, Bülent Ateşoğlu
- Conductor: Hikmet Şimşek  
- Orchestra: Istanbul State Opera Orchestra  
- Chorus: Istanbul State Opera Chorus  
- Stage Director:   
- Costume Designer:   
Information about the Recording
- Published by: TRT  
- Date Published: 1991  
- Format: Unknown
- Quality Video: 3 Audio:3
- Subtitles: nosubs  
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Yunus Emre (Turkish pronunciation: [jūˈnus emˈɾe]) also known as Derviş Yûnus (Yûnus the Dervish) (1238–1320) (Old Anatolian Turkish: يونس امره) was a Turkish folk poet and Sufi who greatly influenced Turkish culture. He wrote in Old Anatolian Turkish. His name, Yûnus, is the Arabic equivalent to the English name Jonah. The UNESCO General Conference unanimously passed a resolution declaring 1991 the 750th anniversary of the poet’s birth, International Yunus Emre Year.