On October 29, on the small stage of the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theater - Zagir Ismagilov's famous musical comedy on the libretto of Bayazit Bikbai "Kodasa".

The comic and at the same time lyrical action has everything that is peculiar to this popular genre: an unpretentious plot, subtle humor and bright music with intonations of Bashkir folk songs. "Kodas" - a cheerful story about how the old man married and tried to marry himself - will not leave anyone indifferent.
The premiere of the comedy took place on the stage of the theater in 1959. Success exceeded all expectations. Re-play was staged in 1976. The story was also popular on other stages - the Bashkir Academic Drama Theater named after A.Sh. M. Gafuri, Tatar Opera and Ballet Theater. M. Jalil (Kazan), the Kazakh Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Abay (Alma-Ata). In 1963, "Kodasa" was presented to the Moscow public on the stage of the Kremlin Theater.

The current stage version of the performance of the honored art worker of Bashkortostan Marat Khismatullin is dedicated to the memory of the first director of the musical comedy - People's Artist of the RSFSR and BASSR, S. Yulaeva Magafura Khismatullina. The musical director and conductor-director is the honored art worker of Bashkortostan Marat Ahmet-Zaripov. The decoration of the performance was performed by the national artist of Bashkortostan, Honored Artist of Russia and Bashkortostan Rifkhat Arslanov.

On October 29, the leading parties in the musical comedy will be performed by Fanavi Salikhov (Yappar), Aida Gabdulkhakova (Naza), Alim Kayumov (Basyr), Svetlana Arginbaeva (Shamsia), Arthur Kaipkulov (Mukhametsha), Rome Rakhimov (Ilyas), Gulnur Narynbaeva (Mahmuza) Salavat Kiekbaev (Ahmet).
The conductor of the play is Marat Ahmet-Zaripov, Merited Artist of Bashkortostan.

Details on the site: http://www.bashopera.ru