Abdylas Maldybaevich Maldybaev ( ky, Абдылас Малдыбаевич Малдыбаев; July 7, 1906 – June 1, 1978) was a Kyrgyz composer, actor, and

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tic tenor singer. Maldybaev was one of the composers of the state anthem of the

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and is still renowned for his operatic composition. He helped popularize Kyrgyz music by skillfully using

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an techniques. The Kyrgyz one som banknote pictures him. Maldybayev provided folk melodies and composed music which was organized and prepared by Russian composers

Vladimir Vlasov Vladimir Aleksandrovich Vlasov (russian: Владимир Александрович Власов; 7 January 1903, Moscow – 7 September 1986, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian composer and conductor. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory from ...

and

Vladimir Fere Vladimir Georgievich Fere (russian: Владимир Георгиевич Фере; in Kamyshin – 2 September 1971 in Moscow) was a Russian composer. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory in 1925 and later taught there. He was a member of a Ki ...

into six Soviet state operas and other works. Their first full opera was ''Ai-churek''. The collective is usually hyphenated as Vlasov-Fere-Maldybayev, which also composed the Kirghiz national anthem.

Works

* ''Ai-Churek'', opera in four acts after an episode of the "Manas Epos" (1938–1939) Libretto: D. Tursubekov, D. Bokonbaev and K. Malikov. First performance in 1939 in Frunze. * ''The History of Happiness'', cantata after V. Vinnikov (1949) * ''On the Banks of Issyk-Kula'', opera after K. Bayalinov and V. Vinnikov (1950) * ''Toktogul'', opera (1958) His work has been recorded and issued on media including: * ''Ai-Churek'', LP Melodiya D 07269-74: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Kirghiz State Theatre Opera & Ballet, Dzhumakhmatov (conductor), 1938 * ''On the Banks of Issyk-Kul'', LP Melodiya D 2253-4: Radio Orchestra, Tselikovsky (conductor), S. Kiyzbayeva (soprano), K. Chodronov (bass), 1950 * ''Toktogul'', LP Melodiya D 4610-1: (Fragments) Chorus and Orchestra of the Khirgiz State Theatre Opera & Ballet, Dzhumakhmatov (conductor), 1958

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1906 births 1978 deaths People from Chüy Region People from Semirechye Oblast Kyrgyzstani composers Kyrgyzstani opera singers Operatic tenors 20th-century classical composers Kyrgyzstani opera composers Soviet opera composers Soviet male composers Kyrgyzstani male singers Soviet tenors Soviet male opera singers Male classical composers {{opera-singer-stub