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Sinan
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We are returning to Atatürk Culture Centre after a long while. Our hearts filled with excitement for the days when the culture centre will be packed with art enthusiasts, we are raising the curtain with Sinan, which deals with the source of pride from our shared past, the Great Architect Sinan, and came into being thanks to the commission of our respectable President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Sinan opera, whose world premiere will take place on October 29, will be meeting art enthusiasts on October 30.
The art piece’s libretto was written by Bertan Rona, and he was inspired by Halit Refiğ’s “Koca Sinan” in the meantime. The opera’s musical composition belongs to Hasan Uçarsu, one of the most prominent composers of our country. The team of creators who were involved in the opera include Güray AYKAL, one of the most outstanding conductors in our country; the Italian stage manager Vincenzo Grisostomi TRAVAGLINI, who is a fan of Türkiye; the director’s consultant Ravivaddhana Monipong SISOWATH; the lighting designer Giovanni PIRANDELLO, who has put his signature under some highly successful lighting designs in Türkiye; SERDAR BAŞBUĞ, who has put his signature under the costume designs of numerous works in Türkiye, and finally the décor designer Zeki SARAYOĞLU.Libretto: Bertan RONA
Maestro: Gürer AYKAL
Staging: Vincenzo GRISOSTOMI TRAVAGLINI
Director’s Consultant: Ravivaddhana Monipong SISOWATH
Set Design: Zeki SARAYOĞLU
Costume Design: Serdar BAŞBUĞ
Lighting Design: Giovanni PIRANDELLO
Choir Master: Volkan AKKOÇ
Sinan the Architect: Ali Murat ERENGÜL / Murat KARAHAN / Efe KIŞLALI
Sultan Süleyman: Göktuğ ALPAŞAR / Suat ARIKAN / Tuncay KURTOĞLU
Hürrem Sultan: Aylin ATEŞ / Nesrin GÖNÜLDAĞ
Mihrimah Sultan: Gülbin GÜNAY / Hale SONER KEKEÇ
Rüstem Pasha: N. Işık BELEN / Kevork TAVİTYAN
Ebussuud Effendi: Göktuğ ALPAŞAR / Ali Haydar TAŞ / Umut TİNGÜR
Ayas Pasha and Sinan’s Servant: Berk DALKILIÇ / Onur TURAN
İSTANBUL STATE OPERA AND BALLET ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
NOTES ON AKM EVENTS
Changes and Refunds
Purchased tickets cannot be changed or refunded, except in case of cancellation of the event or change of date.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all events in AKM will be subject to specific rules. Everyone who buys a ticket will be assumed to have agreed to these rules and enforcements.
The student ticket is only valid with an available student ID. On the day of the event, the student's identity must be presented to the staff.
AKM Management reserves the right not to admit those who are considered unsuitable for the event by giving them refunds.
For Your Health
In accordance with the Ministry of Internal Affairs notice on “PCR Requirement” dated 20.08.2021, the obligation to show a PCR test with a negative result in mass events such as concerts, movies, and stage plays will be imposed on participants who have not completed the vaccination process or have not had the disease.
Visitors who have completed their vaccinations or have had the disease can join the events by using the Hayat Eve Sığar (HES) application to show their details. At the event entrances, all controls will be done using the HES application. Visitors must download the latest versions of the HES mobile app and make the Risk Status, Vaccine Status, Disease Status, and Test Status fields in the "HES Code Settings" section accessible for the HES code to show required information. There is no PCR test requirement for visitors under the age of 18.
It is mandatory to wear a mask and cover the mouth and nose. Those who will be seen without mask will be warned, and those who do not heed warnings will be taken out of the area.
Non-contact temperature measurement will be applied to visitors at the entrance, and in cases where measurements turn out higher than 37.5 degrees, the visitors will not be taken to the venues and will be warned to contact a doctor.
During The Event
During the concert, recording with cameras, mobile phones, and other recording equipment is forbidden. Recording devices will not be allowed in the venues.
The events are suitable for participants aged 7 and over.
Once the event begins, no visitors will be allowed in the venue.
Venue Rules
It is required for visitors to arrive and be ready at the entrance 1 hour prior to the event.
The concert halls may change for reasons beyond control. AKM management is sure to change the seating layout, ensuring they assign the spectators a new seat in the changed venue that is closest to the prior ticket number. Purchased tickets will not be refunded due to the change of venue.
Guests are required to comply with the stated seating layout; they are obliged not to change their seats during the event.
It’s forbidden to enter the venues with food and beverages, consume tobacco or tobacco products or use e-cigarettes outside smoke-free areas.