The Wanderer in Bulgar
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Duration Language Tatar | Director Vladislav Chebitarev Country USSR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1989 |
The Wanderer in Bulgar aka The Minstrel in Bulgar (Tatar: Ил Гизүче Болгарда, İl Gizüçe Bolğarda) is a 30 minutes Tatar rock opera written and directed by Vladislav Chebitarev, music by Räşid Kalimullin based on İldar Yüziev's libretto for classical opera Cuckoo's Cry. It was filmed in Kazan Television Studio under Gosteleradio of USSR.
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Plot

A group of youngsters visits historical ruins of the Bulgar city, the sacred place of their ancestors. While climbing up and down the ruined towers and minarets The Wanderer begins to see some flashbacks, symbolizing the return to the roots and historical identity. So the journey back to the past and up to the nowadays begins, his every step followed by different musical illustration.
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Tatar Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Artists: