Mrika

Mrika (Maria) is an opera in three acts composed by Prenkë Jakova with a libretto in Albanian by Llazar Siliqi. It premiered (in a four-act version) in Shkoder, Albania in 1958 at the Migjeni Theatre.[1] The revised three-act version (and the one used today) premiered in Tirana at the Academy of Music and Arts of Albania in December 1959.[2] The work is based on a "musical action" in two scenes, Dritë mbi Shqipëri (Light over Albania), a previous collaboration between Jakova and Siliqi which had premiered in Tirana in July 1952. Mirka is popularly considered to be the first Albanian opera.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Rubin, Don (2001), The world encyclopedia of contemporary theatre, Taylor & Francis, pp. 41–, ISBN 978-0-415-05928-2
  2. ↑ Leotsakos, George. "Jakova, Prenkë". In Macy, Laura. Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Prifti, Peter R., Socialist Albania since 1944, Vol. 23, MIT Press, 1978, p. 124. ISBN 0-262-16070-6