The staff of the Academic Musical Theater visited the grave of Nasiba Zeynalova

Today is the birthday of the great artist, People's Artist Nasiba Zeynalova, an unforgettable face of our national theater and cinema, an indelible mark in our rich cultural annals.

The staff of the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater together with the employees of the theater sector of the Ministry of Culture visited the grave of the artist in the Alley of Honors. The memory of the late artist was honored and flowers were laid at his grave. The director of the Academic Musical Theater, Honored Art Figure, Doctor of Philosophy in Art History Aligismat Lalayev spoke about his memories of the unforgettable actress and talked about the preparation of performances staged by Nasiba in a new setting:  There are such unforgettable artists in the Azerbaijani theater that will never be forgotten, even after years and years. One of them is Nasiba Zeynalova. Today marks the 106th anniversary of Nasiba Zeynalova's birth. We will always remember the performances and films made by the beloved comedian. Some of our actors, who visited the grave of Nasiba today, shared the same stage with her, and some did not have this happiness.

The staff of the Azerbaijan State Academic Musical Theater together with the employees of the theater sector of the Ministry of Culture visited the grave of the artist in the Alley of Honors. The memory of the late artist was honored and flowers were laid at his grave. I consider myself a happy artist; I had a relationship with such a great artist. Although the comedy "Hijran", which I staged at the Nakhchivan State Musical Theater at that time, was my first work, it opened up great creative opportunities for me. There were famous artists in that play, and it was difficult to carry this burden as a young director, I thought I could not cope. The interesting thing about that project was that it introduced me to artists like Nasiba. I did little know that someday I would report on the re-enactment of the plays he had sealed in time at the Academic Musical Theater. Some of the performances played by Nasiba are still in the repertoire of our theater. We will soon start rehearsals for the play "Mother-in-law". We will see our beloved mother-in-law again on the stage under the direction of Honored Art Worker Asgar Asgarov.
I note my words with both responsibility and excitement that this play was not addressed after Nasiba khanum. Who will play the role of mother-in-law? I will not report about it yet, let it be a surprise.
Another play is being prepared, but the long break in theaters during the pandemic has left our work unfinished. Theater lovers will see the musical comedy "Hijran" on the stage again. Its director is Honored Artist Gurban Masimov.

These performances dedicated to Nasiba will maintain their rightful place in our theater. He was a great artist with an innate talent who won the love and sympathy of the people… It is not enough to talk about him ... God bless. May his soul be happy. "

Date: 20.04.2022