DUSHANBE, October 25, 2010, Asia-Plus — Tajik known singer Hanifa Mavlonova died in Moscow aged 86 after a long illness.
Tajik singer Hanifa Mavlonova was born in Leninabad on January 30, 1924. She was the daughter of People”s Musician Muhiddin Mavlonov. Attracted to music from an early age, Mavlonova finished the Leninabad music school in 1936. From 1952 to 1959, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory.
Thereafter she worked at the Youth Theater (1937-1939) and at the Leninabad Musical Theater (1939-1943). Her role as Sanavbar in R. Jalil”s Sanavbar (Sanavbar) launched her career.
In 1943, she became a soloist at the Aini State Theater for Opera and Ballet. Her best roles at this theater include Mahin in A. S. Lenskii”s Mahin va Zuhro (Mahin and Zuhro), Tatiana, Liza and Maria in Tchaikovsky”s Evgeni Onegin, Desdemona in G. Verdi”s Othello, Gulru in Sh. Saifiddinov”s Pulod va Gulru (Pulod and Gulru), Niso in Balasanian”s Bakhtiyor va Niso (Bakhtiar and Nisa), Malohat in Y. Sabzanov”s Bozgasht (Return), Surma in S. Urbakh”s, Domodi Nomdor (Famous Son-in-Law), and others.
Mavlonova”s voice was strong, rich, pleasant, and impressive. She portrayed the characters she played naturally and expressed their feelings with clarity. She also contributed to the development of cadre for opera in the same way that she contributed to the development of other genres. Mavlonova became a People”s Artist of the Soviet Union in 1968. She received the Order of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor, and a number of medals.
