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FULL Yunus Emre Oratorio (Adnan Saygun) Istanbul 1992 Leyla Demiriş, Işın Güyer, Erol Uras, Atilla Manizade
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Yunus Emre Oratorio
- Composer: Saygun Adnan
- Libretto:
- Venue & Opera Company: Hagia Irene, Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul State Opera and Ballet
- Recorded: June 25, 1992
- Type: Concert Live
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.