Bibigul Tulegenova celebrates her 95th birthday on the stage of the Astana Opera

Bibigul Tulegenova celebrates her 95th birthday on the stage of the Astana Opera

For many generations, she remains a symbol of Kazakh musical culture, the Kazakh nightingale with a wonderful lyrical-coloratura soprano voice that has captivated audiences for many years.

Both young people just starting out in art and stage masters dream of performing on the same stage with her. At a wonderful evening in honor of Bibigul Tulegenova, viewers will be able to see the laureates of her competition, artists of the Astana Opera. The performers, listening to the precepts of their mentor, will present masterpieces of world and Kazakh opera art. Among them are Honored Workers of Kazakhstan Meir Bainesh, Saltanat Akhmetova, laureates of international competitions Rasul Zharmagambetov, Tatyana Vitsinskaya, Nazym Sagintai, Dinmukhamed Koshkinbayev, Altynbek Abilda, Alikhan Zeinolla, Guldana Aldadosova and others.


Despite her age, Bibigul Tulegenova continues her active creative activity. When her name is mentioned, high professionalism, purity of performance and love for Kazakh musical art always come to mind.


People's Artists of Kazakhstan Shakhimardan Abilov, Aigul Ulkenbaeva, People's Artist of Bashkortostan Alfia Karimova will be guests of the evening on stage. They will be joined by Honored Workers of Kazakhstan Zarina Altynbayeva, Tolkyn Zabirova, laureates of international competitions Samal Baiseitova, Aizada Omarova, Nurgalym Amanbai. The gala concert will also feature ballet dancers, choir, children's choir, orchestra of the Astana Opera Theater, artists of the Astana Ballet Theater and the Forte Trio instrumental ensemble. At the conductor's stand are People's Artist of Kazakhstan Abzal Mukhitdin, holder of the Kurmet Order Ruslan Baimurzin, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Erbolat Akhmedyarov, laureate of international competitions Elmar Buribayev.

– Bibigul Tulegenova is a truly bright personality who shines not only on Kazakhstan, but all over the world. What is her secret? Because she sang the song with her heart. Please convey my congratulations to her, because such people created the opera art that exists in Kazakhstan today. Today we are seeing the fruits of the achievements of Bibigul Akhmetkyzy and Yermek Bekmukhameduly, this is the result of their work, - said Honored Cultural Worker of the Kazakh SSR Vladimir Linchevsky (Moscow).

Bibigul Tulegenova is included in the UNESCO list as one of the twenty prominent women of the 20th century. She has about thirty awards. The singer's diverse repertoire includes folk songs "GaukharTas", "Twenty Five", popular composers L. Khamidi's "Bulbul", E. Brusilovsky's "Two Swallows", M. Tolebayev's "Remembrance", E. Rakhmadiyev's "Tarantella", S. Mukhamedzhanov's "Spring Waltz", as well as P. Tchaikovsky's, S. Rachmaninov's romances, arias from N. Rimsky-Korsakov's operas, works by Western European composers such as G. Donizetti, E. Grieg, F. Schubert and others.

The festive evening is held with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The concert starts at 18:00.


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11.11.2024