▁existed ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Theatre ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁I re van ▁- ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁theatre ▁of ▁other ▁nation ▁in ▁Armen ia . ▁ ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Musical ▁Theatre ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁of ▁theatre ▁among ▁nation ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁national ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁instruments ▁fav ored ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁form ▁of ▁the atr ical ▁art ▁– ▁musical ▁theatre . ▁One - act ed ▁scen ic ▁images ▁to ▁po ems ▁such ▁as ▁“ L ey li ▁and ▁Maj n un ” ▁by ▁F uz û l î ▁and ▁“ F ar had ▁and ▁Sh ir in ” ▁by ▁N ava i ▁were ▁displayed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 - 1 8 9 8 , ▁in ▁Sh ush a ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 - 1 9 0 2 , ▁in ▁B aku . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁“ L ey li ▁and ▁Maj n un ” ▁opera ▁by ▁U ze y ir ▁H aj ib ey ov ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁B aku . ▁History ▁of ▁professional ▁musical ▁theatre ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁was ▁origin ated ▁since ▁that ▁time . ▁Initial ly , ▁re per toire ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁Musical ▁Theatre ▁consisted ▁of ▁works ▁by ▁U . H aj ib ey ov , ▁who ▁created ▁“ L ey li ▁and ▁Maj n un ”,