Anton Mailyan

Anton Mailyan (Armenian: Անտոն Մայիլյան, 1880–1942) was an Armenian Soviet composer, musical and public figure, prose writer, librettist, conductor, teacher, folklorist and Honored art worker of Azerbaijani SSR.

Awards

 * Honored art worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (04/17/1930)
 * Order of the Badge of Honour (1938)

Music

 * “Khatabala” by G. Sundukian, “Uncle Baghdasar” by H. Baronian, “In 1905”, “Othello” and “Don Quixote” by J. Jabbarly.

Operas

 * The Tale of Grandmother Gulnaz" by G. Aghayan (1906), "Beautiful Spring" (1925), "Bone of Happiness" (1926), "Playful Mikich" by H. Tumanyan (1926), "Zizik" (1926), "Frog" (1926), The Wizard, the Rose and the Worm (1928).


 * "Gulli" (on his own libretto, 1930).
 * "Safa" (libretto by Mammed Said Ordubadi, 1933; first production at the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, 1939), dedicated to the struggle of Armenian and Azerbaijani peasants against the feudal lords in the 18th century.

Musical dramas

 * "Gikor" (to his own libretto, after H. Tumanyan, 1923)
 * "Sari Sumbul" (to own libretto, 1923)
 * "Mignon" (on his own libretto, for children, 1923).

Musical comedies

 * "The English Bridegroom" (on his own libretto, 1919).
 * "Tmblach Hagan" (on his own libretto, 1929).
 * "Tmblach Hagan in Paris" (on his own libretto, 1929).
 * "Molla Nasreddin" (1940).

Ballet

 * "Indian Beauty" (based on Nizami's poem "Haft Peykar", 1941).