Azat Abbasov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Azat Abbasov

Tatar opera singer

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Yelabuga, Vyatka Governorate, Russia

Date of Death: 11-Oct-2006

Profession: singer, opera singer

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Abbasov Azat Zinnät uli ([?'b?s?f ?'z?t zi?n'næt u'l?]; Cyrillic: ??????? ???? ?????? ???; Russian ????X??? ???X? (???X?) ?????X?????, Abbasov Azad (Azat) Zinnatovich; (19 January 1925 - 11 October 2006) was a Tatar opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor) who was awarded with the People's Artist of the USSR in 1977.He graduated from Kazan Aviation Technical School and worked at the "Kazan Helicopters" plant as a designer.
In 1944, when the friend of Abbasovs' family, Tatar composer Salix Säydäs advised him to devote himself to professional singing, Azat entered the Tatar National Opera Studio within the Moscow Conservatory.
He graduated from the conservatory in 1950 and returned to Kazan.
In 1950s-1990s he was a soloist of Kazan-based Musa Cälil Tatar Opera and Ballet Theatre.Abbasov performed more than 100 parts in almost all leading performances.
Major parts were Cälil, Tüläk (Cälil, Tülär and Susilu by Näcip Cihanov), Samat (Samat by Xösnulla Wäliulllin), Alfredo Gérmont (La traviata by Giuseppe Verdi), Sergey (Katerina Izmaylova by Dmitry Shostakovich).He was known for the high vocal culture with an extremely accurate diction.
His repertoire had large variety; it contained Russian, Tatar, and Western European opera classics.
His merits in vocal art development are highly appreciated: he was given a rank of the Honoured Artist of Tatarstan, the People's and Honoured artist of Russia and the USSR.