A Sample from Qateeni Opera

Michel Bosc the composer of the Qateeni Opera has created the following sample from the recorded performances at the Mesopotamian Night 2009. The CD and DVD of this historic event will soon be available.

Qateeni Opera: ACT I text

The Opera Qateeni Based on the epic poem Qateeni Gabbara By William Daniel Composer: Michel Bosc Libretto preparation by: Tony Khoshaba Translation by: William Warda Transliteration by: Avrahim Giliana Diction By: Yosip Bet Yosip Scene 1 – 1 Story Teller (Giliana):...

The Opera Qateeni: The Liberetto

The following is the transliteration and the English translation of the opera Qateeni which will be performed on August 15th. Please read this text before attending the concert. The Opera Qateeni Based on the epic poem Qateeni Gabbara By William Daniel Composer:...

The Tears of William Daniel

        Recently Professor Edward Odisho sent us a video recorded in Chicago at Loyola University in 1986. This was an event held by Assyrian Academic Society in Honor of Rabi William Daniel. What was striking in this video was the “Tears of...

QATEENI GABBARA: AN ASSYRIAN OPERA

by: Obelit Yadgar French composer Michel Bosc can easily see Qateeni Gabbara, a work still in progress, becoming the first Assyrian National Opera. “It’s a very melodic and colorful opera that also has a universal appeal,” he says. Scores of great European...