Aida Garifullina Explained

Aida Garifullina
Native Name:Аида Гарифуллина
Native Name Lang:rus
Birth Date:30 September 1987
Birth Place:Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:Lyric soprano
Years Active:2007-present

Aida Emilevna Garifullina (Russian: Аида Эмилевна Гарифуллина, Tatar: Аида Эмил кызы Гарифуллина|translit=Aida Emil kyzy Garifullina; born 30 September 1987) is a Russian lyric soprano of Tatar descent. She was the winner of the 2013 Operalia competition and has featured in a number of productions staged at the Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg and the Vienna State Opera. She has a recording contract with Decca Records.[1] [2]

Biography and musical career

Early career

Aida Garifullina was born in 1987 in a Tatar family[3] in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Her father is Emil Damirovich Garifullin, and her mother is Layla Ildarovna Garifullina[4] (a choir conductor), who is currently the Director of the Centre of Contemporary Music, n.a. Sofia Gubaidulina.[5] From her early childhood Garifullina's musical development was influenced by her mother, who was instrumental in the development of her career.[6] At the age of 18, Garifullina moved to Nuremberg, Germany to study music.[7]

In 2007, she joined the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts under Claudia Visca. Two years later Garifullina made her debut as Despina in the university production of Mozart's Così fan tutte.[8] In 2010, she won the Muslim Magomayev's competition of singers in Moscow.[9]

After graduating in 2011, she performed during the closing ceremony of the XXVI Summer Universiade in Shenzhen,[10] and sang a duet with Alessandro Safina in Kazan.[11]

In 2012, Garifullina sang at the opening of the Russian House at the XXX Summer Olympics in London. In London, she became acquainted with Valery Gergiev, the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.[12] In January 2013, she made her debut at the Mariinsky Theatre in the role of Susanna in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.[13] She later added to her repertoire the roles of Gilda (Rigoletto) and Adina (L'elisir d'amore).[14]

In July, as the Ambassador of the Universiade, she sang at the opening Ceremony of Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.[15] She also performed at the closing ceremony of "Cultural Universiade" with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra. The performance was conducted by Valery Gergiev.[16]

Operalia 2013 and subsequent career

Garifullina's career received a significant boost when she won first prize in Operalia 2013.[17] [18] At the contest, there were arias of Nanetta (Falstaff), Snow Maiden (The Snow Maiden), Susanna (Le nozze di Figaro), and Giulietta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi).[17] In October she was awarded the title "Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan" and a Commendation Certificate of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.[19]

During 2013 and 2014 she was featured in a number of prominent performances, alongside the likes of José Carreras, Plácido Domingo and Dmitry Hvorostovsky.[20] [21] [22] In 2014 she performed at the Rosenblatt Recitals held at the Wigmore Hall, London.[23] [24] 2015 saw her sign a recording contract with Decca Records.[18] Since the beginning of the 2014/2015 season, she is an ensemble member of the Vienna State Opera.[25] She portrayed the French-American soprano star Lily Pons and performed "The Bell Song" from Delibes' opera Lakmé in a downward-transposed key in the 2016 film Florence Foster Jenkins.[26] In February 2017 she released a self-titled album on Decca, which contains 15 arias recorded with the ORF Radio-Symphony Orchestra directed by Cornelius Meister.[27] [28]

On 13 June 2018, Garifullina performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening gala concert held at the Red Square in Moscow. She performed with Anna Netrebko, Juan Diego Florez and Placido Domingo and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra conducted by Valery Gergiev. On 14 June, Garifullina performed at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. She performed a duet of "Angels" with English pop singer Robbie Williams.[29]

Personal life

Garifullina has one sibling, a brother named Rem. Garifullina has a daughter, Olivia, born in 2016. She is known to have dated tennis player Marat Safin for a year or two from 2016 to 2017. Her voice coach for 2 years while studying in Vienna in 2007 was Claudia Visca, an American soprano. Her favorite well-known opera soprano is Anna Moffo.[30]

Repertoire

Selected discography

Awards and titles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aida Garifullina - Sänger/innen - Wiener Staatsoper. Wiener Staatsoper. 2016-06-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105204519/http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Aida_Garifullina.en.php. 5 November 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Aida - Aida Garifullina,Cornelius Meister. AllMusic. 2017-01-28.
  3. "Aida Garifullina: My feeling after my appearance at the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade is beyond words ". 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan.
  4. Web site: Mother of Aida Garifullina commented on daughter's affair with Marat Safin . Frivolette Magazine.
  5. Web site: Мать и дочь Гарифуллины стали одновременно заслуженными. 17 October 2013. kazved.ru. Tatmedia. Zamilova. Aigul. Mother and daughter Garifullina both honored. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20171027013538/http://kazved.ru/article/47195.aspx. 27 October 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Аида Гарифуллина: новая опера России . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021423/http://tvoyaistoria.ru/articles/aida_garifullina . dead . 2014-11-29 . March 2014 . 1 December 2014 . Your Story . Uskova . Dean . Russian . Aida Garifullina: New Opera Russia .
  7. Web site: Das "Siegeslied" von Aida Garlifullina. 30 August 2013. Radio Stimme Ruslands. Bugrowa. Olga. German.
  8. http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Aida_Garifullina.de.php/ Listing
  9. http://crocusgroup.com/press-center/news/758/ Press release
  10. Web site: Флаг FISU получил мэр столицы Татарстана Ильсур Метшин. 23 August 2011. TatCenter.ru. Raisovich. Metshin I.. Russian. Kazan took over from Shenzhenya. FISU flag was handed to the mayor of the capital of Tatarstan Ilsur Metshin..
  11. Web site: Аида Гарифуллина спела с Алессандро Сафина. Akhmetov. Laysan. October 2013. tataram.ru. Russian. Aida Garifullina sung with Alessandro Safina.
  12. Web site: Валерий Гергиев нашел Сюзанну и Джильду в Казани. business-gazeta.ru.
  13. Web site: Le nozze di Figaro. mariinsky.ru.
  14. Web site: Аида Гарифуллина из Казани спела главную партию в премьере Мариинского театра. ClassicalMusicNews.Ru. 19 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070759/http://www.classicalmusicnews.ru/news/Aida-Garifullina-iz-Kazani-spela-glavnuju-partiju-v-premere-Mariinskogo-teatra/. 2 October 2017. dead.
  15. Web site: Aida Garifullina: My feeling after my appearance at the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade is beyond words . 19 June 2014 . 16 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616030154/http://www.kazan2013.com/en/news_items/7936/ . dead .
  16. Web site: Фестиваль "Шаляпин. Нуриев. Казань" завершился грандиозным гала-концертом . 27 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218084528/https://kazan2013.ru/ru/news_items/10581 . 18 February 2014 . dead.
  17. Web site: Operalia. operaliacompetition.org. 18 June 2014. 31 August 2014. https://archive.today/20140831034101/http://www.operaliacompetition.org/newsOperalia/detallenews/new/33/. dead.
  18. News: Aida Garifullina signs exclusive contract with Decca Classics. Gramophone. 28 January 2015.
  19. Web site: Аида Гарифуллина получила звание "Заслуженный артист РТ". tataram.ru.
  20. Web site: Короли сцены устроили детям праздник. Interfax.ru. 19 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115743/http://www.interfax.ru/culture/339087./. 2 October 2017. dead.
  21. Web site: В Москве состоялся концерт из цикла "Хворостовский и друзья". tvkultura.ru. 27 May 2014. 20 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320232219/http://tvkultura.ru/article/show/article_id/109903. dead.
  22. Web site: Placido DOMINGO: You have a local star who will make Kazan famous. tatar-inform.ru. 22 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140925231335/http://eng.tatar-inform.ru/news/2014/05/30/47741/. 25 September 2014. dead.
  23. Web site: Aida Garifullina & Iain Burnside at Wigmore Hall – Rosenblatt Recital. classicalsource.com. 2016-04-11. 9 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209233711/http://www.classicalsource.com/db_control/db_concert_review.php?id=12483%2F. dead.
  24. Web site: Celeste Aida: Garifullina shines in Rosenblatt Recital debut. bachtrack.com. 2016-04-11.
  25. Web site: Aida Garifullina - Sänger/innen . Wiener Staatsoper. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20161105204519/http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/kuenstler/saengerinnen/Aida_Garifullina.en.php. 5 November 2016. dead.
  26. News: Watch Aida Garifullina perform the Bell Song, from Florence Foster Jenkins. 2016-05-17. The Guardian. 2016-06-08.
  27. Web site: AIDA GARIFULLINA - 1 CD / Download - Buy Now. deccaclassics.com. 2017-01-28.
  28. News: Decca Announces Aida Garifullina's First Album. 2016-12-16. en-US. 2017-01-28.
  29. News: World Cup 2018: Ronaldo and Robbie Williams star in opening ceremony . BBC . 14 June 2018.
  30. Web site: Meet Opera's Glam New Star: Everything to Know About Soprano Aida Garifullina. People. 25 January 2019.
  31. Web site: 2015-12-11. Вручена Первая российская национальная музыкальная премия. live. 2020-08-02. Intermedia News Russia. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112004041/http://www.intermedia.ru:80/news/288392 . 12 November 2016 .

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