Anatoliy Solovianenko

Anatoliy Solovianenko
Анатолій Солов'яненко
Solovianenko, circa 1984
Born(1932-09-25)25 September 1932
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died29 July 1999(1999-07-29) (aged 66)
Kozyn, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
OccupationOpera singer (tenor)
Awards

Anatoliy Borysovych Solovianenko[a] (Ukrainian: Анатолій Борисович Солов'яненко; Russian: Анатолий Борисович Соловья́ненко;[b] 25 September 1932 – 29 July 1999) was a Ukrainian operatic tenor, People's Artist of the USSR (1975), People's Artist of Ukraine, and State Taras Shevchenko prize-winner.[2]

He was born into a mining family in Donetsk and graduated from Donetsk Polytechnic Institute in 1954. He also studied singing with Alexander Korobeichenko from 1950. Solovianenko began his career in Donetsk, where there is now a monument in his memory.[3] He made twelve performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Kyiv, then graduated from Kyiv Conservatory in 1978. For 30 years, he was soloist at the Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kyiv, and performed at Expo 67 in Montreal.[4] During the 1977–78 season, Solovianenko performed as a soloist at the New York Metropolitan Opera.[5][6] He also performed as soloist for the Alexandrov Ensemble during its UK tour 1988, singing "Kalinka" and other songs.[7] He recorded 18 LPs of arias, romances and songs.[8]

Memorial coin issued by National Bank of Ukraine
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  2. ^ "Bank.gov.ua webpage: commemorative coin celebrating Solovianenko 1999". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Places of interest and sightseeing in Donetsk Region, Ukraine | Olymp-Travel". 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007.
  4. ^ "Ukrainian Music in Canada". The Canadian Encyclopedia Archived June 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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  6. ^ V. A. Smoliĭ; Oksana Onoprii︠e︡nko (2001). Golden Book of Ukrainian Elite , Volume 2. Kompanii︠a︡ "I︠E︡vroimidz︠h︡". p. 417. ISBN 978-966-7867-11-9. Retrieved 18 November 2011. In 1977, A. Solovianenko toured in the USA giving a triumphant concert at New York Metropolitan Opera.
  7. ^ Information from VHS packaging: see Alexandrov Ensemble discography page.
  8. ^ Translated narod.ru webpage: Biography and discography of Solovyanenko (in Russian)


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