Maýa Gulyýewa

Maýa Gulyýewa
Birth nameMamajan Gulyýewa
Born(1920-05-01)1 May 1920
Büzmeýin, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (present-day Turkmenistan)
Died27 April 2018(2018-04-27) (aged 97)
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
GenresClassical
Occupations
InstrumentSinging
Years active1941–2018

Mamajan Gulyýewa[a] (1 May 1920 – 27 April 2018) was a Turkmen and Soviet soprano opera singer and actress.

Biography

Mamajan Gulyýewa was born on 1 May 1920 in the city of Buzmeyin (annexed and made part of the city of Ashgabat in 2013). She was orphaned at age 8.[1]

A lyric soprano, she studied at the Turkmenistan branch of the Moscow Conservatory from 1938 until 1941.[2] Beginning in the latter year, she was a member of the company at the Turkmen Theater of Opera and Ballet [ru]; she was the first to perform roles in Western operas on the Turkmenistan stage.[3] She also created roles in numerous operas by composers from the Turkmen SSR and other Central Asian republics; among these were roles in Shasenem and Gharib, The Rose and the Nightingale, and Zohre and Tahyr by Adrian Shaposhnikov and Abadan by Ashyr Gulyýew [ru]. Other roles in her repertoire included Marfa in The Tsar's Bride by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Marguerite in Faust by Charles Gounod, and the title role in Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini.[2] During her career she appeared in a handful of films as well.[4] For her work, she received multiple awards during her career; she was named an Honored Artist of the Turkmen SSR [ru] in 1943, and became a People's Artist of the Turkmen SSR [ru] in 1952. In 1955, she was awarded the title People's Artist of the USSR. In 2008 she was named a Hero of Turkmenistan. During her career she also received the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and the Order of the Badge of Honour.[3] She was a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Turkmen SSR at its second and fourth sessions.[2][1]

Gulyýewa, who is said to have been a "[Communist] Party organiser" during the Soviet era,[5] continued to receive recognition from the government of Turkmenistan after the break-up of the Soviet Union.[6] In 2010, it was reported that she still had final say over all matters of opera performance in Turkmenistan.[5] Gulyýewa died on 27 April 2018, four days before what would have been her 98th birthday.[7] She had two children.

Legacy

In March 2019, by decree of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen National Conservatory was named after Maýa Gulyýewa.[8] In October 2019, the Museum of Maýa Gulyýewa was opened on the territory of the Turkmen National Conservatory.[9] On the occasion of the centennial of her birth, a concert of operatic music was held in the Magtymguly Theater in Ashgabat.[1]

Honours and awards

Notes

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References

  1. ^ a b c Glazunova, Tamara (2 May 2020). "Посвящение Мае Кулиевой: грани судьбы и таланта" (in Russian). «Туркменистан: золотой век».
  2. ^ a b c "Кулиева Мая - это... Что такое Кулиева Мая?". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Майя Кулиева". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Майя Кулиева". Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Fitzpatrick, Catherine A. (31 July 2010). "Deplorable State of Turkmen Culture". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  6. ^ "The People's Artist of Turkmenistan Maya Kulieva accepts congratulations". cci.gov.tm. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Скончалась легенда туркменской оперы Мая Кулиева | Культура". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане.
  8. ^ "Туркменской национальной консерватории присвоено имя народной артистки СССР, Героя Туркменистана Маи Кулиевой | Культура". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане.
  9. ^ "В Туркменской национальной консерватории открыт музей Маи Кулиевой | Культура". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане.
  10. ^ "Артистке Мае Кулиевой присвоено звание Героя Туркменистана | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru". turkmenistan.ru.
  11. ^ "Каталог".