The performance unfolded across 17 musical scenes, narrating episodes from the Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (written between c. 977 and 1010 CE). The storyline begins with the birth of Zal and culminates in the birth of Rostam, the legendary hero of Ferdowsi’s epic. The two-night orchestral event was composed and guest-conducted by Amir Pourkhalaji.
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Avash News: On the opening day, 46 films were screened at the cultural event. This year’s festival focuses on the theme of “Wisdom and Thinking.”
Mohammad-Reza Asghari, the head of West Azarbaijan Province’s Agricultural Jihad, said that grape harvesting has started in 22,000 hectares of orchards. The official said that
