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February 2010 |
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM AT THE BRITISH LIBRARY
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Organised by
The British Library
Events programme supported by
Iran Heritage Foundation
Introduction
The British Library is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Edward Fitzgerald's publication of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam with a free exhibition - running until 21 February – drawn from the many beautifully illustrated editions of the poem.
Programme
The Library, in association with Iran Heritage Foundation, is running two events on 16 February to accompany the exhibition.
Lunchtime Persian Classical Music Concert
Tue 16 Feb 2010, 13.00 - 14.00
Entrance Hall, British Library
In celebration of the magnificent poetry of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, join us for a free recital of Persian classical music. Vida Edalat and the Saba Ensemble perform with complex yet subtle traditional instruments such as the santoor, daf and tombak. With readings from the Rubaiyat by Lobat Vala and Narguess Farzad (Senior Fellow in Persian, SOAS).
Please note: this is not a seated event.
Tickets
Price: Free, no booking required
Evening Live Performance
Tue 16 Feb 2010, 18.30 - 20.30
Conference Centre, British Library
Organised by
The British Library
Presented in association with
Iran Heritage Foundation
Introduction
A packed and richly diverse programme celebrating Omar Khayyam’s glorious meditation on life, death, happiness and the pleasures of imbibing. Discover too the translator of the Rubaiyat, Edward Fitzgerald, who made the poem his own and created one of the masterpieces of English verse. The evening, hosted by broadcaster Libby Purves, will feature readings in Persian by poet Lobat Vala and Narguess Farzad (SOAS) to live Persian classical music performed by Vida Edalat and the Saba Ensemble; an illustrated recitation of Fitzgerald’s Rubaiyat by actors Emily Bruni and Michael Maloney, and introductions to Omar Khayyam by François de Blois (SOAS) and to Edward Fitzgerald by Tony Briggs, the editor of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Phoenix, 2009).
Bar open from 17.30