Members of a cast of 40 thespians act in the last performance of “The Seven Adventures of Rustam” opera at Honar Hall in the central Iranian city of Isfahan on Jan. 12, 2017. The opera was staged by director/writer Arshia Shafieiun for two weeks.  

“The Seven Adventures of Rustam” (The Haft Khan-e Rostam) is the title of one of two famous episodes in Persian poet Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh.
 
The story recounts Rustam’s endeavors to liberate the Kayanid king Kay Kavus from the bonds of Deeve Sefid (White Demon). (Tasnim/Ali Khodai)

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