Isaac Glikman Explained

Isaac Glikman
Birth Date:January 11, 1911
Birth Place:Vitebsk
Death Date:July 31, 2003
Death Place:St. Petersburg
Nationality:Russian
Occupation:librettist, screenwriter, critic, professor

Isaac Davydovich Glikman (1911–2003) was a Soviet literary critic, theater critic, librettist, screenwriter, and teacher at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He was a close friend of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich.[1]

Biography

Glikman was born in 1911 in Vitebsk, in the family of Jewish actor David Glikman.

He graduated from philology faculty of the Leningrad University. It was while working in an administrative capacity for the Leningrad Philharmonia's Mass Education Unit that he first met Shostakovich in 1931; he then became his literary consultant and unofficial secretary.[2] In the 1940s he headed the literary section of the Maly Opera Theater. Collaborating with composers, librettists and directors, he helped to create new stage works, among them Sergei Prokofiev's War and Peace. He wrote screenplays for famous operas and operettas, and worked for many years as a music consultant and editor at Lenfilm.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Feature: Extracts from Shostakovich's letters. Guardian Staff. 2001-10-26. The Guardian. 2019-03-23. en-GB. 0261-3077.
  2. Bradshaw. Susan. 2002. Phillips. Anthony. Shostakovich. Dmitry. Amicable Exchange. The Musical Times. 143. 1878. 65–66. 10.2307/1004428. 0027-4666. 1004428.
  3. Web site: ИСААК ГЛИКМАН. Kino-Teatr.
  4. Web site: Glikman I. Mejerhold i muzykalnyj teatr./Glickman And. Meyerhold and musical theater.. Amazon.
  5. Web site: МОНОЛОГИ НА БОЛЬШОЙ ПУШКАРСКОЙ, 44. 2003-05-28. Независимый альманах ЛЕБЕДЬ. ru-RU. 2019-03-23.