Abesalom da Eteri

Abesalom da Eteri (Georgian: აბესალომ და ეთერი, "Abesalom and Eteri") is an opera by the Georgian composer Zakaria Paliashvili and librettist Petre Mirianashvili, based on the folk poem Eteriani. Composed between 1909 and 1918, the work was premiered on 21 February 1919 at the Georgian National Opera House in Tbilisi. In 2004, a piece of music from this opera was adapted for Tavisupleba, the national anthem of Georgia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Georgia. The Constitutional Law on the National Anthem of Georgia (No 72–2s; საქართველოს ორგანული კანონი "საქართველოს სახელმწიფო ჰიმნის შესახებ"). Retrieved 4 Apr 2006.