Annagul Annakuliyeva (Russian: ) (December 31, 1924 July 18, 2009)
was a Turkmen soprano opera singer and film actress.[1] Annakuliyeva
was the first internationally known opera singer to emerge from
Turkmenistan.[1]Annakuliyeva first began singing at the Turkmen Opera
and Ballet Theater in Ashgabat, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic of
the Soviet Union in 1941.[1] She starred as the lead role in the
opera, Zohre and Tahyr, at the theater.[1]Annakuliyeva performed
throughout the Soviet Union during her theater and opera career.[1]
She also appeared in a number of Soviet films, some of which were
directed by her husband, director Alty Garliyev.[1] Annakuliyeva was
named a People's Artist of the USSR by the Soviet government in
recognition of her professional accomplishments in the arts,
especially opera.[1]The President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov
officially banned opera in the country in 2001.[1] However, Niyazov's
successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, lifted the ban in 2008, making
opera legal in Turkmenistan again.[1]
was a Turkmen soprano opera singer and film actress.[1] Annakuliyeva
was the first internationally known opera singer to emerge from
Turkmenistan.[1]Annakuliyeva first began singing at the Turkmen Opera
and Ballet Theater in Ashgabat, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic of
the Soviet Union in 1941.[1] She starred as the lead role in the
opera, Zohre and Tahyr, at the theater.[1]Annakuliyeva performed
throughout the Soviet Union during her theater and opera career.[1]
She also appeared in a number of Soviet films, some of which were
directed by her husband, director Alty Garliyev.[1] Annakuliyeva was
named a People's Artist of the USSR by the Soviet government in
recognition of her professional accomplishments in the arts,
especially opera.[1]The President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov
officially banned opera in the country in 2001.[1] However, Niyazov's
successor, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, lifted the ban in 2008, making
opera legal in Turkmenistan again.[1]
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