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Suraya Sadraddin qizi Qajar (Azerbaijani: Sürəyya Sədrəddin qızı Qacar; May 1, 1910 – July 27, 1992) was an Azerbaijani singer (mezzo-soprano), People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (October 30, 1954) and Armenian SSR.[1]

Suraya Sadraddin qizi Qajar
Born	Suraya Qajar (1910-05-01)May 1, 1910 Shusha, Azerbaijan
Died	July 27, 1992(1992-07-27) (aged 82) Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Mezzo-soprano

Life

Qajar was born on May 1, 1910, in Shusha.[2] In 1927 she graduated from the Baku Pedagogical College. From 1927 to 1939 she was a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. Since 1940 she has been a soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall, and since 1968 she has been a vocal teacher-consultant. From 1946 to 1957 she was a soloist of the Armenian State Academic Philharmonic Hall.[3]

The main focus in the work of Qajar was occupied by Azerbaijani folk songs, mugams, as well as songs of the peoples of the USSR and Soviet composers. She has toured both in the cities of the Soviet Union and in Iran. She was awarded two Orders of the Badge of Honor and medals. She died in 1992 in Baku.[4]

Roles

• Leyli – Leyli and Majnun (Uzeyir Hajibeyov)
• Asli – Asli and Kerem (Uzeyir Hajibeyov)
• Gulnaz – If Not That One, Then This One (Uzeyir Hajibeyov)
• Shahsenem – Ashig Garib (Zulfugar Hajibeyov)

Family

His father, Sadraddin Mirza Gajar, was an officer belonging to the Bahmani family. The family was founded by Bahman Mirza Qajar, a former governor of Iranian Azerbaijan and a member of the Qajar dynasty.[5] Sadraddin Mirza Qajar was executed by Bolsheviks after Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan.

References

Sources

• Исмаилов, Э. Э. (2009). Персидские принцы из дома Каджаров в Российской империи [Persian Princes from the House of Qajar in the Russian Empire]. Moscow: Старая Басманная.

На других языках

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- [en] Suraya Qajar

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[ru] Каджар, Сурая Садраддин кызы

Сурая Садраддин кызы Каджар (азерб. Sürəyya Sədrəddin qızı Qacar; 1910—1992) — азербайджанская советская певица (меццо-сопрано), Народная артистка Азербайджанской (30 октября 1954) и Армянской ССР[1].

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