Khurshid Qajar née Nakhchivanskaya () was

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opera singer. Khurshud Kajar as Gulchohra and Hajibababeyov as Asgar in 1929

Biography

She was born in 1894, Nakhchivan to Rahim Khan Nakhchivanski, an elder brother of Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski and a member of

Nakhchivanski Nakchivanski (, ), also spelled Naxcivanski and Nakhitchevansky, is a noble family of Azerbaijani origin with subsequent branches established in Russia and Iran. They have provided famous generals and military personnel, one of them - Huseyn Khan ...

family. She got her first education at Boarding School of Saint Nina at

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

. Being admitted to Moscow Conservatory in 1915, he was one of the first Azerbaijani women to get educated abroad. Her teacher at Conservatory was Umberto Masetti, Italian vocal pedagogue and Sergey Obukov, Russian opera singer of

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

. After completing her education, she lived in Saint Petersburg for a while and later worked for

Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theatre The Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (Azeri: ''Axundov adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Opera və Balet Teatrı''), formerly known as the Mailov Theatre

in 1919-1934. She was a director of a small opera course functioning under Opera Theater in 1935. She was known for her portrayals of Gulzar (in

Shah Ismail Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Iran, ruling as its King of Kings (''Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His reign is often c ...

opera by Muslum Magomayev); Khurshidbanu, Asya and Gulnaz (respectively in ''

Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu ''Shah Abbas and Khurshid Banu'' ( az, Şah Abbas vә Xurşid Banu operası) – is the fourth mugham opera of Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov in four acts and six scenes. A libretto also belongs to Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The opera was written b ...

'' (1912), '' Arshin Mal Alan'' (1913) and ''

If Not That One, Then This One ''If Not That One, Then This One'' (; ), also known as ''Mashadi Ibad'' (; ) is a 1910 Azerbaijani operetta in four acts written by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov. The comedy reflects social and everyday life relations in prerevolutionary Azerbaijan ...

'' (1910) - all by Uzeyir Hajibeyov) and Micaëla (

Carmen ''Carmen'' () is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the Carmen (novella), novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first perfo ...

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

). She later worked for musical publications in

Azernashr Azernashr ( az, Azərnəşr) is a major publishing house in Azerbaijan. It is the official state publishing house, based in Baku. Azerneshr started its operations in 1923. Within the period of existence, the publishing house produced tens of tho ...

starting from 1935, simultaneously setting up a studio inside

and preparing ''The Demon'' by Anton Rubinstein and '' The Tsar's Bride'' by

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov . At the time, his name was spelled Николай Андреевичъ Римскій-Корсаковъ. la, Nicolaus Andreae filius Rimskij-Korsakov. The composer romanized his name as ''Nicolas Rimsk ...

for Azerbaijani stage with her students. In the 30s, by the order of Uzeyir Hajibeyov, she instructed at that time still young composers

Tofig Guliyev Tofig Alakbar oglu Guliyev ( az, Tofiq Ələkbər oğlu Quliyev, tr, Tevfik Elekber oğlu Guliyev; 7 November 1917, Baku – 4 October 2000, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, pianist, and conductor. Biography Tofig Guliyev was born in ...

and Zakir Bagirov to record the notes of mugham maqams " Rast", " Zabul-Segah" and "Dugah" while Mirza Mansur Mansurov played them on tar. She died in summer of 1963, Baku.

Family

She was married to

Feyzullah Mirza Qajar Feyzullah Mirza Qajar (russian: Фейзулла Мирза Каджар; fa, فیض الله میرزا قاجار; az, Feyzulla Mirzə Qacar) also Fazullah-Mirza Qajar (russian: Фазулла-Мирза-Каджар; fa, فضل الله م� ...

until 1920. Her second husband was Count Nikolai Nikolaievich Khudyakov. She had a son from her first marriage - Shafi, named after

Shafi Khan Qajar HSH Shafi Khan Qajar () was a prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty and a decorated Imperial Russian commander, having the rank of Major-General. Early life He was born on 19 March 1853 to Jalal ud-din Mirza Qajar (second son of Bahman Mirza)an ...

, she had adoptive children from second marriage Nadir Aliyev-Khudyakov, Adelia Aliyeva-Khudyakova and Marina Khudyakova.

References

{{authority control People from Nakhchivan 1894 births 1963 deaths Azerbaijani nobility 20th-century Azerbaijani women opera singers Moscow Conservatory alumni Soviet opera singers