M.Tulebayev

Birzhan and Sara

opera in 2 acts

libretto of K. Zhumaliev

Characters and performers:
Birzhan … … … … … …. BALUAN BERKENOV

Sara … … … … … … … … BALAPAN ZHUBAYEVA, honored worker of RK

Altynay … … … … … …. ZHADYRA AMANOVA

Zhanbota … … … … … …. ESENGELDY RZIN

Zhiyenkul … … … … … … TOLEGEN RAKHYMBAYEV (first execution)

Kozhagul … … … … … …. OLEG TATAMIROV

Analyk … … … … … …. LYAZZAT BRIMGAZINA

Estay … … … … … … …. BOLAT BUKENOV, honored worker of RK

Serik … … … … … … …. DARKHAN ZHOLDYBAYEV

Priests: SERIK AUKATOV, ILYAS ARTAGALIEV, BEYMBET KOZHABAYEV, honored artist of RK, AZAMAT MALYSHOV, KAYRAT OMIRBEKOV, ALEXANDER SMETANIN, EMIL SAKAVOV, ANDREY TREGUBENKO, honored worker of RK.

Symphonic orchestra, chorus, ballet of the Kazakh state academic opera and ballet theater named after Abay

Conductor - ERBOLAT AKHMEDYAROV

Director - Esmukhan Obayev, people's artist of RK

Artists - Pavel Dragunov, Sofya Tasmagambetova

Assistant to the director - Gafiz Esimov, people's artist of RK

Chief chorus master – Aliya Temirbekova

Ballet master - Gulzhan Tutkibayeva, the honored worker of RK