Revaz Lagidze - Lela (Movement 1, Part 1) (Opera, 1973)

Revaz Lagidze was arguably the best Georgian composer of Soviet times. However he centered his craft on popular songs and soundtracks, with relatively few classical endeavours. “Lela“, his only opera, can be viewed as his own “Fidelio“; it features everything that made his popular songcraft so great. Excellent melodies, beautiful cantilene, to-the-point dramatic moments... All this, combined with Lagidze’s original approach to this work, makes it a very interesting listen. “Lela“ was awarded the state priz