Mihai Timofti Explained

Mihai Timofti
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth Name:Mihail Timofti
Birth Date:19 September 1948
Birth Place:Chișinău, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Death Place:Chișinău, Moldova
Instrument:Clarinet, piano, flute, piccolo, trumpet, saxophone
Genre:Opera, operetta, musical, drama, film
Occupation:Director, actor, musician, professor
Years Active:1965–2023
Website:www.METimofti.com

Mihai Timofti (19 September 1948 – 10 November 2023) was a Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer and composer. Held an honorary title of "Master of Arts".

Biography

In 1965 he started his activity in the popular theatre "Contemporanul" (Art Director was the playwright Mr G.Timofte), where he appeared for the first time on the stage performing the leading part in the comedy of Mr G. Timofte "The Dreams and Troubles".

In 1967, he graduated from the E. Coca Musical School (now it is the Ch. Porumbescu Lyceum), the clarinet class and piano. At the Moscow Festival of the Popular Theatres in 1967 Mihai Timofti was awarded two gold medals for the leading part in the comedy "The Dreams and Troubles" and for the music written to this play.

In 1971, he graduated from the G. Musicescu State Conservatoire (the faculty of Director of Drama).

From 1971 to 1981, he worked at the Moldova Film Studio. He turned out about 40 documentary and short musical films.

In 1985, he took an external degree of the N. Rimsky – Korsakov Leningrad (St. Petersburg) State Conservatoire, the faculty of Director of Opera.

From 1993, Timofti was a citizen of Romania. He died in Chișinău on 10 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]

Awards

In 2007, M. Timofti was awarded the honorary title of "Master of Arts".[2] On 25 March 2019, he was awarded the "Eugene Ureche" Award at the UNITEM 2019 Prize Gala, 18th Edition.[3]

Repertory

Director (performances)

(From 1971 to 1981: Mihai Timofti turned out about 40 documentary and short musical films.)

Actor

Scenarist

Composer

Selected performances

Orenburg Theatre of Musical Comedy (Director, 1984–1985)

Saransk Musical Theatre (Head Director, 1986–1988)

Tomsk Musical Theatre (Director, 1989–1990)

National Theatre of Opera and Ballet "Maria Bieşu" (Director and actor, 1990–2014)

Tours

Russia, Spain, Ireland, Great Britain, Romania, Portugal, Germany, and Switzerland.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ушел из жизни режиссер, актер, музыкант Михаил Тимофти . 16 November 2023 . NOI.
  2. Web site: Mihai Timofti - Master of Arts . 27 March 2019 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081640/http://cdn.allfun.md/2014/04/16/09/534e1fbc8ee40.jpg . dead .
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACvUrBw_SIM&list=PLZdl0D3I_R2kA7_heCyOx5_wOCzN1CO5o Award presentation the "Eugene Ureche" Award at the UNITEM 2019 Prize Gala, 18th Edition
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A5Wz84Te10&list=PL729F30FD6F82A68A Mihai Timofti - Frosch
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l3QzzwrSME&list=PL729F30FD6F82A68A Mihai Timofti - Njegus
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlMZazPgbTk&list=PL729F30FD6F82A68A Mihai Timofti - Frosch (Romanian version)