Origin Azerbaijan Role Singer Name Khuraman Gasimova | Website operadivas.info Occupation(s) Singer, actress Genres Opera | |
Birth name Khuraman Akram gizi Gasimova Similar People Fidan Gasimova, Zeynab Khanlarova, Niyazi, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Fikret Amirov | ||
Хураман Касимова - То было раннею весной / Khuraman Gasimova - It was in the early spring
Khuraman Gasimova (Azerbaijani: Xuraman Qasımova) is an opera singer and actress from Azerbaijan.
Contents
- Khuraman Gasimova It was in the early spring
- Khuraman Gasimova Ritorna Vincitor from Aida Giuseppe Verdi
- Life and career
- Awards
- Filmography
- References
Khuraman Gasimova - “Ritorna Vincitor” from Aida (Giuseppe Verdi)
Life and career
Khuraman Gasimova was born on June 6, 1951, in the former Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic capital city of Baku. In 1975 she graduated from Baku Academy of Music. She has been the soloist of Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater since 1976. Her opera repertoire has included roles in the modern works of Azerbaijani composers Fikret Amirov and Uzeyir Hajibeyov. In the standard opera canon, Gasimova's repertoire includes the roles of Mimi and Muzetta (La bohème), Desdemona (Otello), Aida (Aida), and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin).
While she was in school, she appeared in such films as The Elevator Operator Girl, But I Was Not Beautiful and The Life Examines Us. Later, she achieved success as a singer.
Awards
In 1981, Gasimova was awarded first prize at the Maria Callas Grand Prix, an international opera competition held in Athens
In 1988, she was awarded the silver medal at the 8th Tchaikovsky International Competition. In 1986, she was named a People’s Artist of Azerbaijan for her creative achievements. She also is a laureate of the State Prize of the Azerbaijani Republic and the Lenin Komsomol Prize. On June 3, 2011 she was named to the Sheref Order (Order of Glory) by the President of Azerbaijan.