Within the frameworks of continuing Culture week a premiere of “Ayna” opera has taken place in Rukhyyet Palace of Lebap velayat administrative enter – Turkmenabat. As a good tradition, the presentation of new opera performance was devoted and timed to widely celebrated in Turkmenistan the Day of workers of culture and art established on June 27, 2008 – the day, which entered into history of national art as the date of revival of Turkmen opera. Numerous viewers, including foreign guests – the participants of the Week of Culture came to the opera “Ayna” in renewed version. Performance opens with a happy scene - young carpet-weaver Ayna has finished work on a magnificent carpet weaved on the occasion of wedding. The joy of Ayna is shared by her beloved Derya and fellow villagers. This bright and vital overture sets the fashion to all performance glorifying patriotism, talent and inspiration of the Turkmen people. The Turkmen carpet acts in performance as an image - symbol which is invariably present at all scenes of an opera and bright stage decorations. The idea of continuity of cultural traditions of the Turkmen people is incarnated in this image, created and improving throughout centuries an unsurpassed carpet weaving art. This theme is played in original way in opera story line. Authors of performance delicately bring the spectator to a thought – carpet is the soul of the Turkmen, the carpet patterns weaved by girls - reflection of feelings endured by them. These are the exact carpets of the performance heroine Ayna who suffers a big and pure feeling of love and prepares for wedding. Not casually she conceives to weave for creative competition a carpet with image of Akhalteke racer soaring over the Turkmen land. Thus, images of a carpet and heavenly horses, which are a real national patrimony of the Turkmen nation, are symbolically united in performance. The external plot of performance is plain – loving couple pass test of separation and, despite obstacles, put by envious person Perman, with honor and dignity leave a dependent situation thanks to all-conquering power of love and good. Possibilities of big scenes are widely used in musical dramatic art of new performance, the opera abounds with the developed choral episodes in which the national melodies and songs are used. Author's music is also melodious, tonally close to a national folklore. The creative collective managed to make clear to the spectator the national specificity of images, to transfer national colour. New opera performance is saturated with action, a musical and scenic outline is organically interweaved with original customs and traditions of the people, the ceremonies accompanying it holidays and everyday life. All mass scenes of performance are penetrated by deep love to the people, kind humor and vital force. Opera performance is crowned with a scene of reunion of heroes, their voices merge in a fine song of love. The best creative power of the country has been involved for opera performance. Along with actors of the Turkmen national music and drama theatre named after Mahtumkuli, actors and creative specialists of the Main drama theatre and Mukams Palace of the State cultural centre of Turkmenistan, collectives of the State choir of the country, teachers and students of Turkmen national conservatory and Turkmen state institute of culture, Turkmen state specialized music school named after D.Ovezov are involved in it. The ""Ayna"" opera has organically imply the integrity of dramatic art, brightness of scenic images, beauty of music, suits and decorations. And involvement in it of both skilled masters of a scene, and representatives of young generation - this union of experience, skill and youth - underlines characteristic for the Turkmen culture idea of succession of generations and the best traditions of national art. During last years the operas “Shasenem and Garip”, “Lejli and Mezhnun”, “Zohre and Tahir” have received rebirth. In opera repertoire of the Turkmen national music and drama theatre there have appeared performances “Arshin mal alan (cattle stealer)”, ""Mahtumkuli"" and ""Gorogly"". It is also important to note that opera premieres have become an integral component of programs of Week of culture annually conducted in different regions of the country.