Publish Date: 17 October 2015 - 13:43

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Tehran Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Nasir Heidarian performed “The Ashura Opera” at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on October 16. The opera, which is centered on a religious tragedy, depicts the incidents leading to the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam and his 72 followers on the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram.