Sevil is a lyrical psychological drama opera written in 1949-1952 with music by Fikrat Amirov to a libretto based on Jafar Jabbarly's play Sevil by Talat Eyyubov. The premiere of the opera was held on December 25, 1953, at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater. Sevil is the first Azerbaijani opera written in a modern lyrical and psychological genre. The melody, which is the main expression of Fikrat Amirov's work, plays an emotional beginning in the music of the opera. The composer used a variety of musical forms in the opera - aria, arioso, ensembles and choral episodes.