Fotima Borukhova, also Fatima Borukhova (Uzbek: Фотима Борухова, romanized: Fotima Boruxova; 9 November 1916 – August 2009) was an Uzbek Soviet opera singer (mezzo-soprano),[1] Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1942), People's Artist of the USSR (1950). She is best known for singing a part of Zebuniso in the first Uzbek opera "Buran" (The Storm) by Mukhtar Ashrafi and Sergei Vasilenko,[2] as well as for singing katta ashula songs.[3]
Fotima Borukhova | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1916 |
| Died | August 2009 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Uzbekistan |
| Known for | opera singer, katta ashula |
| Awards | Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1942), People’s Artist of the USSR (1950), 2 Orders of the Red Banner |
Early life
editFotima Borukhova was born on 9 November 1916.[1] She grew up in a large Jewish family of Dzhura and Mazol Borukhov. At the age of 12 Borukhova first appeared on the stage of her native Andijan.[4] In 1930, she began her scenic activity in the Andijan and Drama Music Theater, and from 1935, she was a soloist of the Tashkent Opera and Ballet Theater named after Alisher Navoi.[1]
Career
editIn 1937, Borukhova participated in the first Decade of the Arts of Uzbekistan in Moscow.[4]
In 1939, she sang the part of Zebuniso on the premiere of the first Uzbek opera “"Buran" by M. Ashrafi and S. Vasilenko.[2] Borukhova's singing full of sorrow perfectly underlined the director's intention.[5]
Borukhova's other parts include: Parts: Leili ("Leili and Majnun" by Reinhold Glière and Tolibjon Sadikov), Akzhunus ("Yor-Targyn" by Yevgeny Brusilovsky), Shirin ("Farhad and Shirin" by Viktor Uspensky and Georgy Mushel), Polina, Nyanya ("The Queen of Spades", "Eugene Onegin"), Fortune Teller ("Almast" by Alexander Spendiaryan) and others.[1]
She was also one of few female singers who sang katta ashula songs.[6] Katta ashula genre takes origins in ancient folk-ritual chants and songs of “praise”.[3]
In 1940–1942, Borukhova studied in Uzbek opera studio at Moscow conservatory.[1] In 1941, when German forces approached Moscow, Borukhova was a part of the front-line concert brigade: she spoke in front of the soldiers leaving for battle and in front of the wounded in hospitals near Moscow.[4]
In 1979, Borukhova ended her creative career at the Opera and Ballet Theater, however she remained active and participated in the evening of friendship organized by Bukhara-Jewish community as a guest of honor.[4]
Fotima Borukhova died in August 2009 at the age of 93.[4]
Awards
editFotima Borukhova was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner, a title of an Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1942) and a People's Artist (1950).[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "БОРУХОВА Фатима". istoriya-teatra.ru. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ a b "Сара Cамандарова была жемчужиной оперной сцены Ташкента - Kultura.uz". www.kultura.uz. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ a b "Katta Ashula". www.unesco-ichcap.org. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ a b c d e "ПОД АПЛОДИСМЕНТЫ ВОЖДЯ | Русский Базар | Russian Bazaar Newspaper in New York (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx) and New Jersey". russian-bazaar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ Степанов, Л. (1940). "Узбекская опера "Буран"" (PDF). Музыкальная Академия. 2: 63–73.
- ^ "Катта ашула - Intangible Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan". ich.uz. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
- ^ "Бухарские евреи в оперном искусстве". bukharianjewishcongress.org. Retrieved 2020-12-10.