Large-Scale Works

Large-Scale Works

Expansive compositions exploring complex structures and dramatic narratives in major productions, including several kinds of large-scale works such as operas, musical theatre scores, melodramas, and concert-theatre works.

The Leader: A Melodrama

( in 11 Tableaus )

A dark stage scene from “The Leader: A Melodrama” featuring hooded performers, with composer Pouria Khadem and orchestra credits.

The Leader is a large-scale melodrama composed by Pouria Khadem, structured in eleven tableaus, and performed by the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and Choir under the baton of Bardia Kiaras.

Originally staged in 2020, during the pandemic, with over one million online viewers, and revived in 2022, the production was narrated by the renowned Parviz Parastui and directed by Hossein Parsaei.

A dark stage scene from “The Leader: A Melodrama” featuring hooded performers, with composer Pouria Khadem and orchestra credits.

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