მირიანაშვილი, პეტრე. აბესალომ და ეთერი: ხალხური თქმულება: ოპერა 5 მოქმედებად და 6 სურათად
ლიბრეტო: პ. მირიანაშვილისა; მუსიკა: ზაქ. ფალიაშვილისა.
ტფილისი: ქართული კლუბის გამოცემა, 1918 (სტამბა "სორაპანი"). 44 გვ. 20 სმ.
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[First Edition] Mirianashvili, Petre. Abesalom da Eteri: Khalkhuri Tkmuleba: Opera 5 Mokmedebad da 6 Surati [i.e. Abesalom and Eteri: Folk Legend: Opera in 5 Acts and 6 Scenes]
Libretto by P. Mirianashvili; music by Z. Paliashvili.
Tiflis: Georgian Club Publication, 1918 (Sorapani Printing House).
44 pp. 20 cm.
An exceptionally rare edition of the libretto for the opera Abesalom and Eteri, published in 1918 by the Georgian Club in Tiflis. Written by Petre Mirianashvili with music by Zacharia Paliashvili, the opera is based on a Georgian folk legend and represents a landmark in Georgian musical culture, blending national folklore, romanticism, and dramatic expression. Structured in five acts and six scenes, it is a masterpiece of Georgian opera.
Zacharia Paliashvili (1871–1933) was a distinguished Georgian composer and founder of Georgian classical music, whose Abesalom and Eteri is considered a national masterpiece.
