- Erik Kurmangaliev
Erik Kurmangaliev (
December 31 ,1959 -November 13 ,2007 ) was aRussia n-Kazakhopera singer, actor and a leading public figure inRussia 'sperestroika music scene. cite news |first=Tom|last=Birchenough|title= Erik Kurmangaliev, singer, 47|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976171.html?categoryId=25&cs=1|work=Variety Magazine |publisher= |date=2007-11-16|accessdate=2007-12-04]Early life
Kurmangaliev was born in Kazakhstan, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union, as Erik Salim-Meruet. He attended a music conservatory in the city of
Almata . He later transferred to theGnesin Institute inMoscow .He was known for an unusual "countertenor voice."Career
Kurmangaliev debuted in 1980 at the
Leningrad Philharmonia . He later performed inAlfred Shnitke 's Second Symphony and "Dr. Faust"cantata during his career.His career reached his peak when he teamed up with director
Roman Viktyuk in the early 1990s, when he appeared in theRussian language version ofDavid Hwang 's "M. Butterfly ".Kurmangaliev made his last appearance in film appearance in
Rustam Khamdanov 's "Vocal Parallels"He died in Moscow on November 13, 2007, of a liver infection at the age of 47.
References
Links
* http://www.newsru.com/cinema/13nov2007/dead.html (Russian)
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