The milestone concert Qazaqtyn Bulbuly, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of People’s Artist of the Kazakh SSR and the USSR, laureate of the State Prises of the Kazakh SSR and the USSR, holder of the Order of Otan, academician, beloved opera singer Bibigul Tulegenova, will take place on November 17 at Astana Opera’s Grand Hall,El.kz cites astanaopera.kz.
For many generations, she remains a symbol of Kazakhstan’s musical culture, the “Kazakh nightingale” with an incredible lyrical coloratura soprano voice captivating listeners for many, many years.
Both newcomers and masters of opera art dream of performing on the same stage with her. On this wonderful evening in honour of Bibigul Tulegenova, viewers will have an opportunity to see the laureates of her competition, Astana Opera’s artists, who, following the message of their mentor, will present masterpieces of world and Kazakh opera art. Among them are Honoured Workers of Kazakhstan Meir Bainesh, Saltanat Akhmetova, international competitions laureates Rassul Zharmagambetov, Tatyana Vitsinskaya,Nazym Sagintai, Dinmukhamed Koshkinbayev, Altynbek Abilda, Alikhan Zeinolla, Guldana Aldadossova and others.
Despite her age, Bibigul Tulegenova continues her active creative work. Her name is invariably associated with high professionalism, purity of performance and love for Kazakh musical art.
Guests of her evening onstage will be People’s Artists of Kazakhstan Shakhimardan Abilov, Aigul Ulkenbayeva, People’s Artist of Bashkortostan Alfiya Karimova. They will be joined by Honoured Workers of Kazakhstan Zarina Altynbayeva, Tolkyn Zabirova, international competitions laureates Samal Baiseitova, Aizada Omarova, Nurgalym Amanbai. The festive concert will also feature Astana Opera’s ballet dancers, choir, children’s choir and orchestra, dancers from Astana Ballet theatre and the Forte Trio instrumental ensemble. The conductors will be People’s Artist of Kazakhstan Abzal Mukhitdin, holder of the Order of Qurmet Ruslan Baimurzin, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Yerbolat Akhmedyarov and international competitions laureate Elmar Buribayev.
“Bibigul Tulegenova is a real sun that illuminated not only Kazakhstan, but perhaps the entire world. What is her secret? She sang with her heart. Give her my congratulations, because it was these people who created the opera art that exists in Kazakhstan at present. Today we are reaping the fruits of the success of Bibigul Tulegenova, Yermek Serkebayev, and this is the result of their work,” Honoured Worker of Culture of the Kazakh SSR Vladimir Linchevsky (Moscow) said.
Bibigul Tulegenova is included in the UNESCO list as one of the twenty outstanding women of the twentieth century. She has about three dozen awards. The singer’s diverse repertoire includes folk songs “Gaukhartas”, “Zhiyrma Bes”, famous composers works, such as Latif Khamidi’s “Bulbul”, Yevgeniy Brussilovsky’s “Qos Qarlyghash”, Mukan Tulebayev’s “Yeske Alu”, Yerkegali Rakhmadiyev’s “Tarantella”, Sydyq Mukhamedzhanov’s “Koktem Valsi”, works by Western European composers (Donizetti, Grieg, Schubert) and many others.
The anniversary evening will be held with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan.
The concert starts at 6 PM.