Annagul Annamyradovna Annaguliyeva (Turkmen: Annagül Annamyradowna Annagulyýewa; Russian: Аннагуль Аннамуратовна Аннакулиева, tr. Annagul' Annamuratovna Annakuliyeva; also written as Annagul Annamuratovna Annakuliyeva; 31 December 1924 – 18 July 2009) was a Turkmen soprano opera singer and film actress.[1] Annakuliyeva was the first internationally known opera singer to emerge from Turkmenistan.[1]

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Annakuliyeva first began singing at the Turkmen Opera and Ballet Theater in Ashkhabad, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union in 1941.[1] She starred as the lead role in the opera, Zohre and Tahyr, at the theater.[1]

Annakuliyeva performed throughout the Soviet Union during her theater and opera career.[1] She also appeared in a number of Soviet films, some of which were directed by her husband, director Alty Garliyev.[1] Annakuliyeva was named a People's Artist of the USSR by the Soviet government in recognition of her professional accomplishments in the arts, especially opera.[1]

The President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov officially banned opera in the country in 2001.[1] However, Niyazov's successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, lifted the ban in 2008, making opera legal in Turkmenistan again.[1]

Annagul Annakuliyeva died on 18 July 2009, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, at the age of 84 after a long illness.[1]

References

External links

• Annagul Annakuliyeva at IMDb
• Аннакулиева Аннагуль Аннамурадовна (in Russian). kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

На других языках

[de] Annagul Annakuliyeva

[ru] Аннакулиева, Аннагуль Аннамурадовна