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Arnold Azrikan

January 08, 2023

Arnold Grigorevich Azrikan (Russian: Арнольд Григорьевич Азрикан; Ukrainian: Арнольд Григорович Азрікан; February 23, 1906 – July 19, 1976) was a Soviet operatic dramatic tenor.

Arnold Azrikan (1906-1976). Russian and Ukrainian opera singer

Biography and career

He began to sing at the age of twelve in a chorus of the city church in Odessa. Between 1926-1929, he studied at the Odessa Conservatory where he was coached by the singers Menner-Kanevskaya and Julia Reider. Later, in Kharkov, he had further studies the Italian tenor and voice teacher with Carlo Barrero. He began first as a chorister at the Odessa Opera theater in 1926, and in 1928 he made his debut there as Nathanael in Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann.

In 1930, he was invited to the opera theater in Kharkov (the capital of Ukraine at that time) where he sang in the Ukrainian, Russian and Italian repertoires. In 1934 both the capital and the opera theatre's leading soloists, including Azrikan, moved to Kyiv.

In 1939, Azrikan first sang the title role in Giuseppe Verdi's Otello which later became his signature role. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine in 1940,[1] and along with his friendly rival Yuri Kiporenko-Domansky, Azrikan was the leading tenor at the Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theatre until 1943. The same year he joined the Yekaterinburg (then called Sverdlovsk) Opera Theatre where he achieved his greatest recognition as a dramatic tenor in Otello.[2] For this performance he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946.[3] He remained with this theatre until 1951. Later, he toured extensively all over the Soviet Union while having long time engagements with the Odessa Opera and Ballet theater and the Baku Opera and Ballet Theatre. He retired from stage in 1964 during his engagement with the Moldova Opera Theater but returned to the same theater for his farewell performance in Otello in 1968.

Azrikan was also the stage director of several opera productions in which he also sang the leading roles. After his retirement from stage, he taught singing at the Chișinău Conservatory. He died in 1976 in Moscow.

Repertoire

 
Russian tenor Arnold Azrikan in Verdi's Otello. Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinburg) State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
 
Arnold Azrikan as Herman in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades

Stage director

  • Otello by Verdi (Kuibyshev Opera and Ballet Theater, 1950; Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater, 1951; Baku Opera and Ballet Theater, 1952; Chisinau Opera and Ballet Theater, 1964)
  • Iolanta by Tchaikovsky (Baku Opera and Ballet Theater, 1953)
  • Manon Lescaut by Puccini (Baku Opera and Ballet Theater, 1956)

Discography

Two Ukrainian romances - Arnold Azrikan - Gramplast, No.5230/5232, 1937.

Awards

References

  1. ^ Entsyklopediia sychasnoi Ukrainy [Contemporary Ukrainian encyclopedia], Kiev: NAU, 2001. T.1. 229. ISBN 966-02-2075-8
  2. ^ Belza, I. (April 17, 1946)."Otello" v Sverdlovskom opernom teatre ["Otello" at the Sverdlovsk Opera Theater], Izvestia.
  3. ^ Matafonova, Y. (April 27, 2007). "Vertinskii pisal o nem tak…" [Vertinsky wrote about him these words…], Uralskii rabochii [The Urals Worker].

Sources

English

  • Azrikan, Dina and Dmitry. Arnold Azrikan: Romance for a Dramatic Tenor. Highland Park, Illinois: Azrikan. 2006. 256. ISBN 978-0-615-13263-1 (also in Russian)
  • Azrikan, Dina. Arnold Azrikan, part II: Curtain Call. Highland Park, Illinois: Azrikan. 2012. 110. ISBN 978-0-615-50775-0 (also in Russian)

Russian

  • Agin, M.S. Vokalno-entsiklopedichskii slovar [Encyclopedic Dictionary of Vocalists], Moscow, 1991. 15
  • Azrikan, Dina and Azrikan, Dmitry. Arnold Azrikan: romans dlia dramaticheskogo tenora. Highland Park, Illinois. 2006. 256. ISBN 978-0-615-13263-1 (also in English).
  • Azrikan, Dina. Arnold Azrikan, chast II: vozvrashchenie na avanstsenu. Highland Park, Illinois. 2012. 110. ISBN 978-0-615-50775-0 (also in English).
  • Belza, I. (April 17, 1946)."Otello" v Sverdlovskom opernom teatre ["Otello" at the Sverdlovsk Opera Theater], Izvestia.
  • Demianenko, S. (July 31, 1946). "Glazami rezhissera" [By the director's eye], Teatr i zritel.
  • Ebergardt, S., Porska V. Nash opernyi [Our opera theater], Yekaterinburg: Uralskoe literaturnoe agentstvo, 1998. 73-75, 128.
  • Maksimenko, V.S. Dva veka odesskogo Gorodskogo teatra [Two Centuries of the Odessa Civic Theater], Odessa: Astroprint, 2005. 248. ISBN 966-318-261-X
  • Maksimenko, V.S.Gorodskoi teatr Odessy: 1809-2009 [The Odessa Civic Theater: 1809-2009], Odessa: Astroprint, 2010. 177-179. ISBN 978-966-19-0260-1
  • Matafonova, Y. (April 27, 2007). "Vertinskii pisal o nem tak…" [Vertinsky wrote about him these words…], Uralskii rabochii [The Urals Worker].
  • Pozhar, S. "Luchshii Otello" (Best Otello), "Moldova" 5-6 (2007): 19-21.
  • Vertinskaia, Lidiia. Siniaia ptitsa liubvi [Blue bird of love], Moskva: Vagrius, 2004. 168. ISBN 5-475-00006-9
  • Deviatova, O.L. Zhivaia zhizn teatra [Live life of the theater], Ekaterinburg: Avtograf, 2012. 193-196. ISBN 978-5-98955-109-5
  • Matafonova, Y. Golosa iz XX veka (Voices from the XX century), Ekaterinburg: Sokrat, 2014. 83-87. ISBN 978-5-906350-24-4

Ukrainian

  • Entsyklopediia sychasnoi Ukrainy [Contemporary Ukrainian encyclopedia], Kiev: NAU, 2001. T.1. 229. ISBN 966-02-2075-8
  • Lysenko, Ivan. Slovnyk spivakiv Ukrainy [Dictionary of the Ukrainian singers], Kiev: Rada, 1997. 10. ISBN 966-7087-11-5
  • Lysenko, Ivan. Ukrainski spivaky u spohadakh suchasnykiv [Ukrainian singers in the memoirs of their contemporaries], Kiev: Rada, 2003, 531. ISBN 966-7087-51-4
  • Myttsi Ukrainy: entsyklopedychnyi dovidnyk [Muses of Ukraine: encyclopedia], Kiev: Ukrainska entsyklopediia, 1992. 16.

Czech

  • Petišková, Dagmar. Návrat "zapomenutého" jména: příběh Arnolda Azrikana. Knihovna [online]. 2013, roč. 24, č. 1, s. 79-88 [cit. 2013-10-17]. [1]

Romanian

  • Eskenasy, Victor (21—27 April 2007). «Arnold Azrikan — Tenorul de neuitat». Suplimentul de Cultura 124, p. 12
  • Eskenasy, Victor (18—24 Feb. 2012). "Arnold Azrikan - Chemare la rampă" ("Arnold Azrikan - Curtain Call). Radio Free Europe (in Romanian)

External links

  • "Vesti la giubba" sung by Azrikan on YouTube (from the soundtrack of the film Vozdushnyy izvozchik (Taxi to Heaven), Lenfilm, 1943.

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Arnold Grigorevich Azrikan Russian Arnold Grigorevich Azrikan Ukrainian Arnold Grigorovich Azrikan February 23 1906 July 19 1976 was a Soviet operatic dramatic tenor Arnold Azrikan 1906 1976 Russian and Ukrainian opera singer Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Repertoire 3 Stage director 4 Discography 5 Awards 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksBiography and career EditHe began to sing at the age of twelve in a chorus of the city church in Odessa Between 1926 1929 he studied at the Odessa Conservatory where he was coached by the singers Menner Kanevskaya and Julia Reider Later in Kharkov he had further studies the Italian tenor and voice teacher with Carlo Barrero He began first as a chorister at the Odessa Opera theater in 1926 and in 1928 he made his debut there as Nathanael in Offenbach s The Tales of Hoffmann In 1930 he was invited to the opera theater in Kharkov the capital of Ukraine at that time where he sang in the Ukrainian Russian and Italian repertoires In 1934 both the capital and the opera theatre s leading soloists including Azrikan moved to Kyiv In 1939 Azrikan first sang the title role in Giuseppe Verdi s Otello which later became his signature role He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine in 1940 1 and along with his friendly rival Yuri Kiporenko Domansky Azrikan was the leading tenor at the Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theatre until 1943 The same year he joined the Yekaterinburg then called Sverdlovsk Opera Theatre where he achieved his greatest recognition as a dramatic tenor in Otello 2 For this performance he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946 3 He remained with this theatre until 1951 Later he toured extensively all over the Soviet Union while having long time engagements with the Odessa Opera and Ballet theater and the Baku Opera and Ballet Theatre He retired from stage in 1964 during his engagement with the Moldova Opera Theater but returned to the same theater for his farewell performance in Otello in 1968 Azrikan was also the stage director of several opera productions in which he also sang the leading roles After his retirement from stage he taught singing at the Chișinău Conservatory He died in 1976 in Moscow Repertoire Edit Russian tenor Arnold Azrikan in Verdi s Otello Sverdlovsk Ekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Arnold Azrikan as Herman in Tchaikovsky s The Queen of Spades Vladimir Igorevich Prince Igor by Borodin Vladimir Dubrovsky by Napravnik Sobinin A Life for the Tsar by Glinka Pretender Boris Godunov by Mussorgsky Andrei Mazeppa by Tchaikovsky Vakula Cherevichki by Tchaikovsky Sadko Sadko by Rimsky Korsakov Hermann The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky Lyonka Into the storm by Khrennikov Godun Razlom by Vladimir Femelidi Grigory Quiet Flows the Don by Dzerzhinsky Andrei Taras Bulba by Lysenko Andrei Zaporozhets za Dunayem by Hulak Artemovsky Petro Natalka Poltavka by Lysenko Iontek Halka by Moniuszko Nathanael The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach Raul Les Huguenots by Meyerbeer Faust Faust by Gounod Calaf Turandot by Puccini Radames Aida by Verdi Manrico Il trovatore by Verdi Canio Pagliacci by Leoncavallo Arrigo The Sicilian Vespers by Verdi Cavaradossi Tosca by Puccini Don Jose Carmen by Bizet Pinkerton Madame Butterfly by Puccini Turiddu Cavalleria rusticana by Mascagni Des Grieux Manon Lescaut by Puccini Otello Otello by Verdi Stage director EditOtello by Verdi Kuibyshev Opera and Ballet Theater 1950 Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater 1951 Baku Opera and Ballet Theater 1952 Chisinau Opera and Ballet Theater 1964 Iolanta by Tchaikovsky Baku Opera and Ballet Theater 1953 Manon Lescaut by Puccini Baku Opera and Ballet Theater 1956 Discography EditTwo Ukrainian romances Arnold Azrikan Gramplast No 5230 5232 1937 Awards EditDeserved Artist of the Ukraine 1940 Stalin Prize 1946 renamed as the USSR State Prize in 1954 References Edit Entsyklopediia sychasnoi Ukrainy Contemporary Ukrainian encyclopedia Kiev NAU 2001 T 1 229 ISBN 966 02 2075 8 Belza I April 17 1946 Otello v Sverdlovskom opernom teatre Otello at the Sverdlovsk Opera Theater Izvestia Matafonova Y April 27 2007 Vertinskii pisal o nem tak Vertinsky wrote about him these words Uralskii rabochii The Urals Worker Sources EditEnglish Azrikan Dina and Dmitry Arnold Azrikan Romance for a Dramatic Tenor Highland Park Illinois Azrikan 2006 256 ISBN 978 0 615 13263 1 also in Russian Azrikan Dina Arnold Azrikan part II Curtain Call Highland Park Illinois Azrikan 2012 110 ISBN 978 0 615 50775 0 also in Russian Russian Agin M S Vokalno entsiklopedichskii slovar Encyclopedic Dictionary of Vocalists Moscow 1991 15 Azrikan Dina and Azrikan Dmitry Arnold Azrikan romans dlia dramaticheskogo tenora Highland Park Illinois 2006 256 ISBN 978 0 615 13263 1 also in English Azrikan Dina Arnold Azrikan chast II vozvrashchenie na avanstsenu Highland Park Illinois 2012 110 ISBN 978 0 615 50775 0 also in English Belza I April 17 1946 Otello v Sverdlovskom opernom teatre Otello at the Sverdlovsk Opera Theater Izvestia Demianenko S July 31 1946 Glazami rezhissera By the director s eye Teatr i zritel Ebergardt S Porska V Nash opernyi Our opera theater Yekaterinburg Uralskoe literaturnoe agentstvo 1998 73 75 128 Maksimenko V S Dva veka odesskogo Gorodskogo teatra Two Centuries of the Odessa Civic Theater Odessa Astroprint 2005 248 ISBN 966 318 261 X Maksimenko V S Gorodskoi teatr Odessy 1809 2009 The Odessa Civic Theater 1809 2009 Odessa Astroprint 2010 177 179 ISBN 978 966 19 0260 1 Matafonova Y April 27 2007 Vertinskii pisal o nem tak Vertinsky wrote about him these words Uralskii rabochii The Urals Worker Pozhar S Luchshii Otello Best Otello Moldova 5 6 2007 19 21 Vertinskaia Lidiia Siniaia ptitsa liubvi Blue bird of love Moskva Vagrius 2004 168 ISBN 5 475 00006 9 Deviatova O L Zhivaia zhizn teatra Live life of the theater Ekaterinburg Avtograf 2012 193 196 ISBN 978 5 98955 109 5 Matafonova Y Golosa iz XX veka Voices from the XX century Ekaterinburg Sokrat 2014 83 87 ISBN 978 5 906350 24 4Ukrainian Entsyklopediia sychasnoi Ukrainy Contemporary Ukrainian encyclopedia Kiev NAU 2001 T 1 229 ISBN 966 02 2075 8 Lysenko Ivan Slovnyk spivakiv Ukrainy Dictionary of the Ukrainian singers Kiev Rada 1997 10 ISBN 966 7087 11 5 Lysenko Ivan Ukrainski spivaky u spohadakh suchasnykiv Ukrainian singers in the memoirs of their contemporaries Kiev Rada 2003 531 ISBN 966 7087 51 4 Myttsi Ukrainy entsyklopedychnyi dovidnyk Muses of Ukraine encyclopedia Kiev Ukrainska entsyklopediia 1992 16 Czech Petiskova Dagmar Navrat zapomenuteho jmena pribeh Arnolda Azrikana Knihovna online 2013 roc 24 c 1 s 79 88 cit 2013 10 17 1 Romanian Eskenasy Victor 21 27 April 2007 Arnold Azrikan Tenorul de neuitat Suplimentul de Cultura 124 p 12 Eskenasy Victor 18 24 Feb 2012 Arnold Azrikan Chemare la rampă Arnold Azrikan Curtain Call Radio Free Europe in Romanian External links Edit Vesti la giubba sung by Azrikan on YouTube from the soundtrack of the film Vozdushnyy izvozchik Taxi to Heaven Lenfilm 1943 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