Alexei Rybnikov
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Alexey Lvovich Rybnikov ' onMouseout='HidePop("30708")' href="/topics/Moscow">Moscow
) is a modern Russian
composer
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He is the author of music for the first Soviet
and Russian musicals (rock-operas) "Star and Death of Joaquin Murrieta
" and "Juno and Avos" , for numerous plays
and opera
s, for more than 80 Russian movies. More than 10 millions discs with his music have been sold to 1989.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a modern Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
He is the author of music for the first Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and Russian musicals (rock-operas) "Star and Death of Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Murrieta
Joaquin Carrillo Murrieta , also called the Mexican or Chilean Robin Hood or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a semi-legendary figure in California during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s...
" and "Juno and Avos" , for numerous plays
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
and opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
s, for more than 80 Russian movies. More than 10 millions discs with his music have been sold to 1989.