Annagul Annamyradovna Annaguliyeva[a] (31 December 1924 – 18 July 2009) was a Turkmen soprano opera singer and film actress.[2] Annakuliyeva was the first internationally known opera singer to emerge from Turkmenistan.[2]

Annagul Annakuliyeva
Annagül Annagulyýewa
Born(1924-12-31)December 31, 1924
Gasan-Kuliysky rayon, Turkmen SSR, Soviet Union (now Esenguly District, Turkmenistan)[1]
DiedJuly 18, 2009(2009-07-18) (aged 84)
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Occupation(s)Opera singer, actress

Annakuliyeva first began singing at the Turkmen Opera and Ballet Theater in Ashkhabad, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union in 1941.[2] She starred as the lead role in the opera, Zohre and Tahyr, at the theater.[2]

Annakuliyeva performed throughout the Soviet Union during her theater and opera career.[2] She also appeared in a number of Soviet films, some of which were directed by her husband, director Alty Garliyev.[2] 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.[2]

The President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov officially banned opera in the country in 2001.[2] However, Niyazov's successor, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, lifted the ban in 2008, making opera legal in Turkmenistan again.[2]

Annagul Annakuliyeva died on 18 July 2009, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, at the age of 84 after a long illness.[2]

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    • Turkmen: Annagül Annamyradowna Annagulyýewa
    • Russian: Аннагуль Аннамурадовна Аннакулиева, romanizedAnnagul Annamuradovna Annakuliyeva
    • Sometimes given as Annagul Annamuratovna Annakuliyeva

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  1. ^ "Умерла народная артистка Туркменистана Аннагуль Аннакулиева". TURKMENISTAN.RU. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Turkmen Opera Star Dies At 85". Radio Free Europe. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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