A Brief Look At Selman Ada's Works

Composer, Conductor, Pianist,
Former General Artistic and Administrative Director of Turkish Opera and Ballet.

Selman Ada studied piano at
Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.
At the age of 20, he became the youngest orchestral conductor
at Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.

Ada’s musical works display a vast scope.
Here are brief excerpts from his operas and concertos.

All the libretti are written by Tarık GÜNERSEL;
their English versions are by Beverly BARBEY.

00:15 – “Dance of Gratitude”
03:13 – “Keops”
From
Blue Dot (Mavi Nokta ) (1994)
Live recording
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet in Munich and Darmstad in 1999
Orchestral Conductor: Selman Ada, Tenor: Bülent Külekçi
World Premiere at Izmir State Opera and Ballet, 1997

04:38 – "Chief Thief's Aria"
From
Ali Baba & 40 (1989) - Comic Opera in 2 Acts
Ankara State Opera and Ballet (2015)
Orchestral Conductor: Selman Ada, Bass: Tuncay Kurtoğlu
World Premiere at Ankara State Opera and Ballet, 1991

05:37 – Sextuor: “Get lost, you despot!”
From
Purple Planet (Başka Dünya) (2013) - Opera in 2 Acts
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (2015)
Orchestral Conductor: Zdravko Lazarov, Director: Yekta Kara
World Premiere at Istanbul State Opera and Ballet, 2015

06:23 - Nihal’s aria: “Becoming a lady”
From
Forbidden Love (Aşk-ı Memnu) (2002) - Opera in 2 Acts
Ankara State Opera and Ballet
Conductor: Selman Ada, Soprano: Tuğba Mankal , Director: Murat Göksu
World Premiere at Mersin State Opera and Ballet (2003)

07:37 – Aria:“Masks”
From
Forbidden Love (Aşk-ı Memnu) (2002)
22. Aspendos International Opera And Ballet Festival
Antalya/Mersin State Opera and Ballet
Conductor: Borislav İvanov, Bass: Tuncay Kurtoğlu, Director: Murat Göksu
World Premiere at Mersin State Opera and Ballet (2003)

09:07 - Harp Concerto
Orchestra of Mersin State Opera and Ballet
Conductor: Selman Ada, Harp: Sibel Efendiev

11:03 - Violin Concerto
Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra (2015)
Conductor: Selman Ada, Violin: Èdua Zàdory

12:03 - Clarinet Rhapsody
Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra (2015)
Conductor: Selman Ada, Klarinet: Orçun Civelek

Footage taken from the YouTube Channels below metionned:
- "Fly Around The World"
- "Explore&Share"
- "Geo de Graaf"
- "v1v2a"
- "Ввысь, в космос!"
- "Compu technology"
- "Drone Cowboys"
- "Michael Shainblum"