Mustafa Krantja
Appearance
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Born | |
Died | January 4, 2002 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Conductor, Composer |
Era | 20th century |
Known for | Being the first conductor of the National Theater of Opera and Ballet[1] |
Children | Ermir Krantja[2] |
Mustafa Krantja (10 April 1921 – 4 January 2002) was an Albanian classical music conductor and composer. He has written about 20 major works. Krantja was awarded the People's Artist award in 1956 and the Dvorak Medal in 1975.[3]
Works
- "Rusalka" by Dargomyzhsky (1953)
- "Ivan Susanin" by Glinka (1954)
- "The Bartered Bride" by Smetana (1956)
- "La Traviata" by Verdi (1956)
- "Iolanta" by Tchaikovsky (1957)
- "The Barber of Seville" by Rossini (1958)
- "Cavalleria Rusticana" by Mascagni (1959)
- "Mrika" by Prenkë Jakova (1959)
- Performances from operas: "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart, "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgskyj, "Il Trovatore" by Verdi (1961)
- "Carmen" by Bizet (1962)
- "La bohème" by Puccini (1963)
- "Aleko" by Rachmaninoff (1963)
- "Les pêcheurs de perles" by Bizet (1964)
- The prologue of the opera "The Snow Maiden" by Rimsky-Korsakov (1964)
- "Rigoletto" by Verdi (1965)
- "Skanderbeg" (p. Jakova) 1968
- "Commissioner" (n. Zoraqi) 1975
Awards
- Order of the Working Class I
- Order of the Working Class II
- Price of the Republic II
- Order of "Naim Frashëri" Class I for artistic activities
- Order of "Naim Frashëri" Class I for services in Albanian schools outside the political boundaries of the Albanian state.
- Title "Distinguished Artist" of the People's Republic of Albania
- Title "People's Artist" of the People's Republic of Albania
- Scientific title of "Professor"
- Medal of the 50th anniversary of liberation for contribution during the anti-fascist war (NÇL).
- Medal of Honor from the Baku Opera in Azerbaijan.
- "Permanent Honorary Member" of the International Center of Culture, Art and Literature with headquarters in the city of Brindisi (Italy) "Cikal"
- The title of "Honorary Citizen" of the town of Citolibe, Czech Republic.
- Commemorative medal "Dvorak" by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
References
- ^ Nika, Leonita. "Nderohet dirigjenti i parë i operas Mustafa Krantja". ABC News. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Vrapi, Julia. "Ermir Krantja: Muzika shqiptare, ende në tranzicion..." sot.com.al. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ International Who's Who in Classical Music 2003: Volume 19 of International Who's Who in Classical Music (19 ed.). Europa Publications, Routledge. 2003. p. 429. ISBN 185743174X.