Blue Raga

About

About Majoie Hajary’s opera La Larme d’or For over thirty years, pianist and composer Majoie Hajary (1921-2017) worked on La larme d’or, a grand opera about the history of her native Suriname. A final version of the opera never made it to the stage, but when Hajary passed away in 2017, she left behind a wealth of musical and textual material. This material has been donated to The Hague City Archives / Netherlands Music Institute (NMI). We will reflect on Majoie Hajary’s life and work and will present excerpts from the opera during a special programme in the foyer of Dutch National Opera & Ballet. Blue Raga is a mix of blues and Indian Raga and is actually an invention of composer Majoie Hajary herself. It describes her musical signature, so to speak, and it is also part of the musical language in her opera La larme d'or.