Roza Baglanova
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Roza Tazhibaevna Baglanova (January 1, 1922 - February 8, 2011) was a Soviet and Kazakh
soprano
opera
and pop music
singer, who was honored with many awards throughout her career, including the People’s Artist of the USSR (1967) and the Order of Lenin
. She was also deemed a National Hero of Kazakhstan
.
, and studied at the Kzyl-Orda Pedagogical Institute from 1939 to 1941. From 1941 to 1947 she was a soloist with the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Uzbek Philharmonic. Beginning in1949, she became a singer with the Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet, then the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society (1960) and was a leading master of the Kazakh state concert association "Kazakhconcert". During her career, she performed in Poland
, the German Democratic Republic
, Belgium
, Hungary
, Austria
, Czechoslovakia
, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, India
, Burma, Canada
, and other countries. One of her passions was singing in the language of the country she was performing in, and so performed traditional folk songs in Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
, Tatar, Mongolian
, Korean
, and others.
Baglanova was also included in the first edition of "Women of the World" in the Anglo-American encyclopedia
. "Who's Who
".
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
soprano
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
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...
and pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer, who was honored with many awards throughout her career, including the People’s Artist of the USSR (1967) and the Order of Lenin
Order of Lenin
The Order of Lenin , named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union...
. She was also deemed a National Hero of Kazakhstan
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...
.
Early life
Baglanova was born in Kazalinsk, in Kzyl-Orda, OblastOblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
, and studied at the Kzyl-Orda Pedagogical Institute from 1939 to 1941. From 1941 to 1947 she was a soloist with the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Uzbek Philharmonic. Beginning in1949, she became a singer with the Kazakh State Academic Opera and Ballet, then the Kazakh State Philharmonic Society (1960) and was a leading master of the Kazakh state concert association "Kazakhconcert". During her career, she performed in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, the German Democratic Republic
German Democratic Republic
The German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Burma, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and other countries. One of her passions was singing in the language of the country she was performing in, and so performed traditional folk songs in Russian, Kazakh, Uzbek
Uzbek language
Uzbek is a Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. It has about 25.5 million native speakers, and it is spoken by the Uzbeks in Uzbekistan and elsewhere in Central Asia...
, Tatar, Mongolian
Mongolian language
The Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
, and others.
Baglanova was also included in the first edition of "Women of the World" in the Anglo-American encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia is a type of reference work, a compendium holding a summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or a particular branch of knowledge....
. "Who's Who
Who's Who
Who's Who is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people...
".
Awards
- People's Artist of Kazakh SSR
- Medal "For Military Merit" (1945)
- People's Artist of U.S.S.R. (1967)
- Shapagat Medal (1995)
- People's Artist of KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
(1996) - "Daneker" International Prize (2000)
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor
- The Order of Friendship of Peoples
- The Order of Honour
- Highest rank of the Republic of Kazakhstan "People's HeroPeople's Hero of KazakhstanPeople's Hero of Kazakhstan is the highest distinction conferred by the Republic of Kazakhstan, along with the Order of Golden Eagle.-Overview:...
" - Public Prize "Tarlan" - "Contribution"