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) , awards = Anatoliy Solovianenko (sometime transliterated as Anatolii Solovyanenko; uk, Анатолій Борисович Солов'яненко; russian: Анатолий Борисович Соловья́ненко; September 25, 1932 – 29 July 1999) was a Ukrainian operatic

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

(1975),

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, and State Taras Shevchenko prize-winner. He was born into a mining family in

and graduated from

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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. He made twelve performances at the Metropolitan Opera in

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

, then graduated from

Kyiv Conservatory Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine ( uk, Національна музична академія України імені Петра Чайковського) or Kyiv Conservatory is a Ukrainian state institution of higher music e ...

in 1978. For 30 years, he was soloist at the Taras Shevchenko National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kyiv, and performed at

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. During the 1977–78 season, Solovianenko performed as a soloist at the

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. He also performed as soloist for the

Alexandrov Ensemble The Alexandrov Ensemble ( rus, Ансамбль Александрова, r=Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the e ...

during its UK tour 1988, singing "

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" and other songs. He recorded 18 LPs of arias, romances and songs. Coin of Ukraine Solovianenko R

Life and career

Anatoliy Solovianenko was born in

(

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at that time) on 25 September 1932 into a miner's family. In 1954, he graduated from Donetsk Technical University, after which he taught there in the engineering graphics department. He began taking singing lessons in 1950 from Alexander Korobeychenko, Honoured Artist of the Russian Soviet Republic. Success in a popular talent show of 1962 led to an invitation to sing at the

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. But before starting work in the National Opera, Solovyanenko won the young singers' contest at Milan's

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, and studied there for three years (1963–1965). He became the first Soviet singer to receive an invitation to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Starting from 1965, Solovyanenko performed with the

. In 1967, he was awarded the rank of Honoured Artist of Ukraine, and in 1975, the rank of

. He graduated from the

in 1978. Being the soloist of the National Opera, Anatoliy Solovyanenko sang 18 parts, among them: ''Duke'' (

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), ''Alfredo'' (

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), ''Tenor'' (

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), ''Edgardo'' (

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), ''Rodolfo'' (

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), ''Kavarosen'' (

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

), ''Faust'' (

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), ''Lenskiy'' ( Yevgeniy Onegin), ''Pretender'' (

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), ''Andrey'' ( Zaporozhec across the Danube) and many others. Anatoliy Solovyanenko was married and had two sons, Andrii and Anatoliy. Anatoliy Solovyanenko died suddenly from a heart attack on 29 July 1999. Among various government officials who attended his funeral was President

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, and several months later, in December 1999, the

Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko was established in 1932 in Donetsk on the basis of fit-up theatre of Right-bank Ukraine. Since 15 March 1932 the theatre was transferred to Donetsk theatre group The firs ...

was renamed in his honor by the Ukrainian Cabinet. In 2001, a statue of the singer was installed at

(within the

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), where he is buried.

Awards

* 1967 – Honoured Artist of Ukraine * 1975 –

* 1980 – Lenin Prize, money prize was transferred by A.Solovyanenko to the Peace Committee * 1982 – Miner's Glory Medal,

Order of Friendship of Peoples The Order of Friendship of Peoples (russian: oрден Дружбы народов, translit=orden Druzhby narodov) was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military unit ...

* 1993 – Badge of Honour from President of Ukraine * 1997 –

Taras Shevchenko National Prize Shevchenko National Prize ( uk, Націона́льна пре́мія Украї́ни і́мені Тараса́ Шевче́нка; also ''Shevchenko Award'') is the highest state prize of Ukraine for works of culture and arts awarded since ...

Recognition

* Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater was named in honor of Anatoly Solovyanenko. The monument to him was installed near the theatre. * Another monument was installed in

at 16 Institutska Street; the house is marked by a memorial plaque. * A musical named "Vyzov Sud'be" (eng. – Defy the odds) featuring A. Solovyanenko was filmed at the Dovzhenko Film Studios * In 1982, a book by A.K. Tereshchenko "A. Solovyanenko" was published, and reprinted in 1988.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solovianenko, Anatoliy 20th-century Ukrainian male opera singers Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine Ukrainian operatic tenors Recipients of the Shevchenko National Prize Musicians from Donetsk Soviet tenors Recipients of the title of Hero of Ukraine 1932 births 1999 deaths