Sona Mustafayeva

Sona Mustafayeva
Born(1916-06-22)22 June 1916
Died1999 (aged 82–83)
CitizenshipRussian Empire →
Az. Dem. Rep.
Soviet Union →
Azerbaijan
OccupationSoprano opera singer
OrganizationAzerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
Awards

Sona Ayyub gizi Mustafayeva (Baghirova) (Azerbaijani: Sona Əyyub qızı Mustafayeva (Bağırova), 22 June 1916 – 1999) was an Azerbaijani vocalist-actress. She was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Biography

Sona Mustafayeva was born on 22 June 1916 in Baku. From 1930 she performed as a soloist at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater.[1][2]

Mustafayeva, who had a lyric soprano voice, helped the troupe for about a year by invitation when the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy began operating as an independent theater in 1938. Here she performed the parts of Gulchohra and Gulnaz (Arshin Mal Alan and Mashadi Ibad by Uzeyir Hajibeyov).[1]

Mustafayeva died in 1999 in Baku.[1]

Awards

Main roles

Role Opera Author(s)
Nigar Koroghlu Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Gulchohra Arshin Mal Alan Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Gulnaz Mashadi Ibad Uzeyir Hajibeyov
Aghja giz Ashig Garib Zulfugar Hajibeyov
Gulzar Shah Ismayil Muslim Magomayev
Nargiz and Naznaz Nargiz Muslim Magomayev
Dilbar Vatan Gara Garayev and Jovdat Hajiyev
Shirin Khosrov and Shirin Niyazi
Rana Nizami Afrasiyab Badalbeyli
Durna Durna Suleyman Rustam and Said Rustamov

References

  1. ^ a b c Rəhimli 2017, p. 209–210
  2. ^ Markov 1964, 1017.
  3. ^ "Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении работников Азербайджанского государственного театра оперы и балета имени М Ф. Ахунова, Азербайджанской государственной филармонии – участников декады Азербайджанского искусства в Москве" [Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on awarding employees of the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater named after M. F. Akhunov, the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic – participants of the decade of Azerbaijani art in Moscow]. Pravda. No. 107. 18 April 1938. p. 1.

Sources

  • Markov, P. A., ed. (1964). Театральная энциклопедия [Theatrical Encyclopedia] (в 6 т. [in 6 volumes]). Vol. 3. Кетчер–Нежданова (Ketcher–Nezhdanova. Moscow: Советская энциклопедия [Soviet Encyclopedia]. 1086 стб.
  • Rəhimli, İ. (2017). Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası (3 cilddə). Vol. 3-cü cild. Bakı: Azərnəşr. 416 səh. ISBN 978-5-86874-179-1.
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