Anatoliy Solovyanenko
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Anatoliy Solovyanenko - Soviet and Ukrainian opera singer, People's Artist of USSR, Lenin Prize, People's Artist of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko State Prize laureate, Commander of the Italian Republic, holder of decorations and medals.
(Stalino at that time) on 25 September 1932 in a miner's family. In 1954 he graduated from Donetsk Techinical University
, after that had been teaching there at the engineering graphics department. Starting from 1950 he had been taking singing lessons at Alexander Korobeychenko, Honoured Artist of Russian Soviet Republic and in 1962 at the popular talents show he had such a success that it was followed by invitation to sing at the National Opera of Ukraine. But before starting work in National Opera Anatoliy Solovyanenko has won the contest of young singers for probation at Milan
La Scala
, and had been studying there for three years (1963-1965). He became the first Soviet singer to have received the invitation to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera
.
Starting from 1965 Solovyanenko had been performing at the National Opera of Ukraine. In 1967 he was dignified with the rank of Honoured Artist of Ukraine, and in 1975 with the rank of People's Artist of the USSR
.
He graduated from the Kiev Conservatory
in 1978. Being the soloist
of the National Opera, Anatoliy Solovyanenko sang 18 parties, among them: Duke (Rigoletto
), Alfredo (La Traviata
), Tenor (Requiem
), Edgar (Lucia di Lammermoor
), Rodolfo (La Boheme
), Kavarosen (Tosca
), Faust (Faust
), Lenskiy (Yevgeniy Onegin
), Pretender (Boris Godunov
), Andrey (Zaporozhec across the Danube
) and many others. Anatoliy Solovyanenko was married and had two sons, Andrey and Anatoliy.
Anatoliy Solovyanenko suddenly died from a heart attack on 29th July 1999.
Biography
Anatoliy Solovyanenko was born in DonetskDonetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
(Stalino at that time) on 25 September 1932 in a miner's family. In 1954 he graduated from Donetsk Techinical University
Donetsk National Technical University
Donetsk National Technical University is the biggest and oldest higher education establishment in Donbas, founded in 1921. It is located in Donetsk, Ukraine. In its early years, it was attended by Nikita Khrushchev.- External links :* ,...
, after that had been teaching there at the engineering graphics department. Starting from 1950 he had been taking singing lessons at Alexander Korobeychenko, Honoured Artist of Russian Soviet Republic and in 1962 at the popular talents show he had such a success that it was followed by invitation to sing at the National Opera of Ukraine. But before starting work in National Opera Anatoliy Solovyanenko has won the contest of young singers for probation at Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
, and had been studying there for three years (1963-1965). He became the first Soviet singer to have received the invitation to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
.
Starting from 1965 Solovyanenko had been performing at the National Opera of Ukraine. In 1967 he was dignified with the rank of Honoured Artist of Ukraine, and in 1975 with the rank of People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
.
He graduated from the Kiev Conservatory
Kiev Conservatory
The Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music is a Ukrainian state institution of higher music education. Its courses include postgraduate education.-History:...
in 1978. Being the soloist
Soloist
Soloist may refer to:*Solo , a person playing music or singing alone*Solo , a dancer who dances alone*Soloist , a rank within a ballet company above corps de ballet but below principal dancer...
of the National Opera, Anatoliy Solovyanenko sang 18 parties, among them: Duke (Rigoletto
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851...
), Alfredo (La Traviata
La traviata
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
), Tenor (Requiem
Requiem (Mozart)
The Requiem Mass in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed in Vienna in 1791 and left unfinished at the composer's death. A completion by Franz Xaver Süssmayr was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg, who had anonymously commissioned the piece for a requiem Mass to commemorate the...
), Edgar (Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor is a dramma tragico in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. Salvadore Cammarano wrote the Italian language libretto loosely based upon Sir Walter Scott's historical novel The Bride of Lammermoor....
), Rodolfo (La Boheme
La bohème
La bohème is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions quadro, a tableau or "image", rather than atto . by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger...
), Kavarosen (Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
), Faust (Faust
Faust (opera)
Faust is a drame lyrique in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part 1...
), Lenskiy (Yevgeniy Onegin
Eugene Onegin (opera)
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, is an opera in 3 acts , by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The libretto was written by Konstantin Shilovsky and the composer and his brother Modest, and is based on the novel in verse by Alexander Pushkin....
), Pretender (Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov (opera)
Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky . The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles,...
), Andrey (Zaporozhec across the Danube
Zaporozhets za Dunayem
Zaporozhets za Dunayem Beyond the Danube, also referred to as Cossacks in Exile) is a Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky . The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and...
) and many others. Anatoliy Solovyanenko was married and had two sons, Andrey and Anatoliy.
Anatoliy Solovyanenko suddenly died from a heart attack on 29th July 1999.
Awards
- 1967 - Honoured Artist of Ukraine
- 1975 - People's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSRPeople's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
- 1980 - Lenin PrizeLenin PrizeThe Lenin Prize was one of the most prestigious awards of the USSR, presented to individuals for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was created on June 23, 1925 and was awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was...
, money prize was transferred by A.Solovyanenko to the Peace CommitteeSoviet Peace CommitteeSoviet Peace Committee was a state-sponsored organization responsible for coordinating peace movements active in the Soviet Union. Soviet Peace Committee was founded in 1949 and existed until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.-History and activities:The Soviet Peace Committee was founded in... - 1982 - Miner's Glory Medal, Order of Friendship of PeoplesOrder of Friendship of PeoplesThe Order of Friendship of Peoples was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons , organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for...
- 1993 - Badge of Honour from President of Ukraine
- 1997 - Taras Shevchenko National Prize
Recognition
- Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater was named in honor of Anatoly Solovyanenko. The monument to him was installed near the theatre.
- Another monument was installed in KievKievKiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
on Institutska street, 16; the house is marked by the memorial plaque. - A musical named "Vyzov Sud'be" (eng. - Defy the odds) featuring A. Solovyanenko was filmed At the Dovzhenko Film Studios
- In 1982 a book by A.K. Tereshchenko "A.Solovyanenko" was published, and reprinted in 1988.