Audio · Baang–Nava
A monarchy, in an actor’s voice
Salimi performs a portion of The Tragedy of a Monarchy, beside the journal’s account of the published play.
- Credited to
- Shapour Salimi · play by Ghazi Rabihavi
- Publication / collection
- Baang–Nava
- Source date
- SoundCloud upload · 9 July 2022; journal publication · 12 July 2022
- Original language
- Persian
- Format
- Recorded dramatic excerpt
- Recorded duration
- 4 minutes 56 seconds · complete public stream
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Persian · 4 minutes 56 seconds · complete public stream
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The complete 4:56 excerpt was accessible through SoundCloud’s public audio stream on 4 October 2026. An earlier browser-player attempt requested sign-in. Baang’s separate introduction remains available; the excerpt is not a complete performance of the play.
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Persian publication notes and Rabihavi’s remarks; a description rather than the performed passage.
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A portion of the play
Baang identifies Shapour Salimi’s performance as a portion of Rabihavi’s two-act play. Its introduction situates the work around Mohammad Reza Shah’s life and reign, drawing on historical events. The recorded excerpt is distinct from a complete production or a full-play audiobook. Source 1 · Source 2
History held open
The accompanying article frames Rabihavi’s approach as an effort to examine the Shah without a predetermined political judgment. It prints his argument against reducing history to a simple good-or-bad verdict. The actor’s recorded passage and the article’s author remarks remain separate materials. Source 1 · Source 2
Upload, publication and performance
Original SoundCloud metadata dates the track upload to 9 July 2022; its complete public stream measures 4:56.123. The journal page is separately dated 12 July. Neither date establishes the recording day. A second biographical track sits beside this dramatic excerpt and has its own record here. Source 1 · Source 2
Availability & access
- Available material
- The complete public 4:56 excerpt was accessible on 4 October 2026. An earlier browser-player attempt requested sign-in. The source-hosted excerpt remains separate from Baang’s introduction and from a full performance of the play.
- Reading / listening access
- Persian publication notes are available. The performed passage’s exact text and captions are not established.
- Reproduction
- The recording remains with its credited publisher and creators. No reproduction licence is established here; consult the originating source for use beyond listening or viewing there.
Sources & credits
- Baang–Nava · Shapour Salimi performs The Tragedy of a Monarchy
Publication page dated 12 July 2022. Identifies an excerpt from the two-act play and also links a separate biographical recording.
- Baang–Nava · The Tragedy of a Monarchy audio
Separate track credits Shapour Salimi’s performance of a portion of the play. Original track metadata dates its upload to 9 July 2022, and its public stream measures 4:56.123. Neither field establishes the recording day.