Shamsi Badal oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Şəmsi Bədəl oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (23 February 1911,
Shusha
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– 23 May 1987,
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 ...
) was an
Azerbaijani theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
and
actor
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.
Life and career
Shamsi Badalbeyli was born in
Shusha
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to Badal Badalbeyli, a music teacher, and his wife Rahima. He belongs to a family of Azerbaijani artists, including with his uncle
Ahmed Agdamski
Ahmed Agdamski ( az, Əhməd Ağdamski) also known by the stage name of Ahmed Bashir oglu Badalbeyli ( az, Əhməd Bəşir oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (January 5, 1884, in Shusha, Elisabethpol Governorate (Russian Empire) – April 1, 1954, in Agdash, ...
, older brother
Afrasiyab Badalbeyli
Afrasiyab Badal bey oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Əfrasiyab Bədəl bəy oğlu Bədəlbəyli) (19 April 1907, in Baku – 6 January 1976, in Baku) was a Soviet Azerbaijani composer, with noble Iranian origins (he was the descendant of Bahman Mirza and ...
and son
Farhad Badalbeyli
Farhad Shamsi oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Fərhad Şəmsi oğlu Bədəlbəyli; born 1947) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer. He was awarded the title, People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1978), the People's Artist of the USSR (1990), and lau ...
.
Shamsi Badalbeyli graduated from high school in
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 ...
and enrolled in the
Azerbaijan State Conservatoire
The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
H ...
in 1927, majoring in Theory of Composition. After graduating in 1932 and doing fieldwork in
Moscow
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's
Maly Theatre The Maly Theatre, or Mali Theatre, may refer to one of several different theatres:
* The Maly Theatre (Moscow), also known as The State Academic Maly Theatre of Russia, in Moscow (founded in 1756 and given its own building in 1824)
* The Maly Thea ...
, he directed ''Monsieur Jordan and Mastali the Dervish'' by
Mirza Fatali Akhundov
Mirza Fatali Akhundov ( az, Mirzə Fətəli Axundov; fa, میرزا فتحعلی آخوندزاده), also known as Mirza Fatali Akhundzade, or Mirza Fath-Ali Akhundzadeh (12 July 1812 – 9 March 1878), was a celebrated Azerbaijani author, pla ...
at the
Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre
The Azerbaijan State Academic Drama Theatre ( az, Azərbaycan Akademik Milli Dram Teatrı) is an academic theatre of drama in Baku, Azerbaijan.
History of the theatre
The theatre has its origins in Culture of Azerbaijan, national holidays and dan ...
. He continued to work there until 1942.
Shamsi Badalbeyli directed his first play (''Olular'' by
Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani people, Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin (magazine), ''Molla Nasraddin'', a ...
) in the early 1940s. Throughout his life he directed 35 pieces. He starred in a number of films, namely ''Akhirinji ashirim'' ("The Final Pass"), ''O Gizi Tapin'' ("Find That Girl"), and ''Omrun sahifalari'' ("Pages of Life").
In 1943–1949, 1956–1961 and 1963–1974, Shamsi Badalbeyli served as a producer of the
Azerbaijan Musical Comedy Theatre
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. In 1974–1976, he fulfilled similar duties at the
Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Society
The Muslim Magomayev Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic Hall ( az, Müslüm Maqomayev adına Azərbaycan Dövlət Akademik Filarmoniyası), located in Baku, is the main concert hall in Azerbaijan built in 1910. Since 2006 Murad Adigozalzade i ...
. In 1976, he was elected head of the
Azerbaijani Theatre Association.
[Living Voices of Azerbaijani History: Shamsi Badalbeyli]
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By his wife Leyla Safaraliyeva (1916–2000), he is the father of composer
Farhad Badalbeyli
Farhad Shamsi oghlu Badalbeyli ( az, Fərhad Şəmsi oğlu Bədəlbəyli; born 1947) is an Azerbaijani pianist and composer. He was awarded the title, People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR (1978), the People's Artist of the USSR (1990), and lau ...
.
References
See also
*
List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
This is a list of People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR (1931–1990); which after 1998, was renamed and rededicated as the People's Artist of Azerbaijan to reflect the new country leadership.
1930s
1931
* Gurban Pirimov (1880–1965), ...
1911 births
1987 deaths
Azerbaijani theatre directors
Azerbaijani male stage actors
People's Artists of Azerbaijan
Soviet Azerbaijani people
20th-century Azerbaijani male actors
Actors from Shusha
Badalbeyli family
Honored Art Workers of the Azerbaijan SSR
Soviet theatre directors
Soviet male actors
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