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Mustafa Krantja

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Mustafa Krantja (10 April 1921 - 4 January 2002) was an Albanian classical music conductor and composer. He has written about 20 major works. Krantja was awarded the People's Artist award in 1956 and the Dvorak Medal in 1975.[1][2][3]

Works

  1. "Rusallka" (Dargomirzhskil) 1953
  2. "Ivan Susanjin (Glinka) 1954
  3. "Sold bride" (Smetana) 1956
  4. "La Traviata" (Verdi) 1956
  5. "Jollanta" (Tsaikovski) 1957
  6. "The Barber of Seville" (Rossini) 1958
  7. "Cavalry Rusticana (MASCAGNI) 1959
  8. "Mrika" (P. Jakova) 1959
  9. Performances from operas: "Figaro's wedding" (Mozart), "Boris Godunov" (Musorgskij), "Trovatore" (Verdi) 1961
  10. "Carmen" (Bizet) 1962
  11. "Boheme (Puccini) 1963
  12. "Aleko" (Rahmaninov) 1963
  13. "Fishermen of the Pearls (Bizet) 1964
  14. The prologue of the opera "Borebardha" (Rimskij-Korsakov) 1964
  15. "Rigoleto" (Verdi) 1965
  16. "Mrika" (p. Jakova) 1966
  17. "Skanderbeg" (p. Jakova) 1968
  18. "Commissioner" (n. Zoraqi) 1975

Awards

  • Order of the Working Class I
  • Order of the Working Class II
  • Price of the Republic II
  • Order of "Naim Frashëri" Class I for artistic activities
  • Order of "Naim Frashëri" Class I for services in Albanian schools outside the political boundaries of the Albanian state.
  • Title "Distinguished Artist" of the People's Republic of Albania
  • Title "People's Artist" of the People's Republic of Albania
  • Scientific title of "Professor"
  • Medal of the 50th anniversary of liberation for contribution during the anti-fascist war (NÇL).
  • Medal of Honor from the Baku Opera in Azerbaijan.
  • "Permanent Honorary Member" of the International Center of Culture, Art and Literature with headquarters in the city of Brindisi (Italy) "Cikal"
  • The title of "Honorary Citizen" of the town of Citolibe, Czech Republic.
  • Commemorative medal "Dvorak" by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic

References

  1. ^ International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003: Volume 19 of International Who's Who in Classical Music (19 ed.). Europa Publications, Routledge. 2003. p. 429. ISBN 185743174X.
  2. ^ Gazeta Shqip.
  3. ^ "Teatri Kombëtar i Operës".



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