Erik Kurmangaliev
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Erik Kurmangaliev was a Russia
n-Kazakh
opera
singer, actor and a leading public figure in Russia
's perestroika
music scene.
. He later transferred to the Gnesin Institute in Moscow
.
He was known for an unusual "countertenor voice."
during his career.
His career reached his peak when he teamed up with director Roman Viktyuk in the early 1990s, when he appeared in the Russian language
version of David Hwang's M. Butterfly
.
Kurmangaliev made his last appearance in film appearance in Rustam Khamdanov's "Vocal Parallels"
At one time it acted under nickname Erik Salim-Meruert. These are names of his father and mother.
He died in Moscow on November 13, 2007, of a liver infection at the age of 47.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n-Kazakh
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
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...
singer, actor and a leading public figure in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's perestroika
Perestroika
Perestroika was a political movement within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during 1980s, widely associated with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev...
music scene.
Early life
Kurmangaliev was born in Kazakhstan, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. He attended a music conservatory in the city of AlmatyAlmaty
Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
. He later transferred to the Gnesin Institute in Moscow
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...
.
He was known for an unusual "countertenor voice."
Career
Kurmangaliev debuted in 1980 at the Leningrad Philharmonia. He later performed in Alfred Shnitke's Second Symphony and "Dr. Faust" cantataCantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
during his career.
His career reached his peak when he teamed up with director Roman Viktyuk in the early 1990s, when he appeared in the Russian language
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
version of David Hwang's M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
.
Kurmangaliev made his last appearance in film appearance in Rustam Khamdanov's "Vocal Parallels"
At one time it acted under nickname Erik Salim-Meruert. These are names of his father and mother.
He died in Moscow on November 13, 2007, of a liver infection at the age of 47.
External links
- http://www.newsru.com/cinema/13nov2007/dead.html (Russian)