The Luxurious Life

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The Luxurious Life ({{langx|tr|Lüküs Hayat}}) is a 1933 Turkish operetta by composer Cemal Reşit Rey. The librettist was his brother, {{ill|Ekrem Reşit Rey|tr}}, and the story is based on criticism of the nouveau riche groups in newly established Turkish Republic. The three-act operetta starts when a thief Rıza is accidentally thought to be a wealthy man (Rıza Bey) with the same name from Zonguldak in a ball. The story portrays the life of the new rich of 1930's Turkey and their indifference to the economic problems of the rest of the society.{{cite web |url=http://www.ayk.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/AKG%C3%9CL-L.-Hilal-CUMHUR%C4%B0YET%E2%80%99%C4%B0N-10.-YILINDA-B%C4%B0R-MUHAL%C4%B0F-OPERET-L%C3%9CK%C3%9CS-HAYAT.pdf |title=CUMHURİYET'İN 10. YILINDA BİR MUHALİF OPERET: LÜKÜS HAYAT |trans-title=An Operetta that Opposes from 10th Anniversary of the Turkish Republic: Lüküs Hayat |author=Akgül, L. Hilal |accessdate=4 March 2017 |language=TR}}

It is one of the most successful and viewed Turkish operettas.{{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/mersin-opera-stage-opens-with-blockbuster-turkish-operetta.aspx?pageID=238&nID=55549&NewsCatID=384 |title=Mersin opera stage opens with blockbuster Turkish operetta |work=Hürriyet Daily News |date=3 October 2013 |accessdate=4 March 2017}}