Dinara Aliyeva: biography of an opera singer. Dinara Aliyeva: “The most comfortable place for a person is at home, but I consider Baku my home”

To achieve something in life, you need to have ambitious goals. So says Dinara Aliyeva, an opera singer, soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. That is why she went to conquer Moscow. Dinara was sure that everything would work out for her, and her intuition did not disappoint. Why did she decide to connect her life with music? Probably because her whole family was connected with this art. But first things first.

Biography

Dinara Aliyeva was born on December 17, 1980 in the city of Baku. Since, in her words, she absorbed music with her mother's milk, there was no doubt that music was her vocation. The fact that the girl is talented was clear from her very birth. That is why her parents brought her to the famous Azerbaijani school named after Bul-Bul, where she studied piano. After graduating from school, Dinara enters the Baku Academy of Music. Dinara's class is led by the famous singer Khuraman Kasimova.

Memorable for Dinara Aliyeva were master classes held in Baku by Elena Obraztsova and Montserrat Caballe. It was the master class of Montserrat Caballe that changed Dinara's whole life. The celebrity noted the girl as a "young talent." Dinara realized that she was going in the right direction, that she would become an opera singer, and that the whole world would talk about her. In 2004, Diana brilliantly graduated from the academy. Her career began in her native Azerbaijan at the opera and ballet named after M.F. Akhundov. True, Dinara has been performing in this theater since 2002, while still studying at the academy. We can say that Dinara Aliyeva has a very happy biography. Family, music, opera, festivals, tours - that's what makes it up.

Soloist of the Bolshoi Theater

In 2007, Dinara Aliyeva was invited to the international art festival, which was directed by A. In 2009, her debut was on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Aliyeva performed the role of Liu in Puccini's "Turandot", and won over not only the audience, but also critics with her voice. The singer gladly accepted the invitation to perform on the day of memory of Maria Callas on September 16, 2009 in Athens. It was one of her favorite singers. In Athens, she performed arias from the operas "La Traviata" and "Tosca". Dinara Aliyeva's repertoire at the Bolshoi Theater includes the parts of Violetta from La Traviata, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Eleanor in Il Trovatore, Marfa in The Tsar's Bride - you can't count them all.

Dinara likes Moscow and the Bolshoi Theater, she says in her interviews that Moscow is the city that became her second home and gave her fame. It began her formation and professional path.

Vienna Opera

Smiling, singer Dinara Aliyeva recalls her debut at the Vienna Opera. This performance was like a test of fate. It happened like this: there was a phone call from Vienna with a request to replace the sick singer. It was necessary to perform Donna Elvira's aria in Italian. Dinara had already performed the aria, but it was exciting, because the audience knew this part very well.

The theater met Alieva very friendly. The theater building flooded with lights seemed to her a magical dream. She could not believe that she was at the Vienna Opera, and that this was not a dream, but reality. The performance went well. After that, more than once Dinara had invitations to Vienna. The capital of Austria impressed the young singer with the spirit of music that reigned everywhere there. Dinara was also struck by the touching tradition of the Viennese audience not to miss a single debut of an aspiring artist. Nobody in Vienna knew her, young, who came to replace the famous but ill opera diva, but people were in a hurry to take her autograph. This deeply touched the young singer.

About the tour of the singer

Everyone who serves in theaters regularly goes on tour, and Dinara Aliyeva is no exception. The recital in Prague, which took place in 2010, was accompanied by the National Symphony Orchestra of the Czech Republic. Dinara made her debut on the stage of the Alter Opera in Germany in 2011. Success awaited her at New York's Carnegie Hall and at a gala concert in Paris' Gaveau Hall. The singer gives concerts on the stages of leading opera houses in Russia, Europe, the USA and Japan. She is always glad to tour in her homeland and is looking forward to meeting with the city of her childhood - Baku, periodically gives concerts there. In this city, she happened to sing with Placido Domingo.

Diana Aliyeva's repertoire consists not only of chamber works, she is a performer of the main parts for soprano, vocal miniatures by composers Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov.

About plans and dreams

When Diana Aliyeva is asked about her dreams and their realization, she replies that her dream of becoming a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater has already come true. Trusting her intuition, she came to Moscow. However, the singer says that it is not enough to believe only intuition, it is equally important to believe that you can achieve what you want. When you achieve a goal or your dream comes true, there is something to which you go further. And Dinara's most cherished dream is to achieve such mastery that her singing will touch the souls of people and remain in their memory, enter the history of music. The dream is ambitious, but it helps to realize plans that initially seem impossible.

Festival "Opera Art"

In 2015, the singer decided to hold her own Opera Art festival. Within its framework, concerts were held in Moscow. The festival tour included such large cities as St. Petersburg, Prague, Berlin, and Budapest. By the end of 2015, her new CD with the famous tenor Alexander Antonenko was released. In March 2017, the next festival started, where meetings with interesting singers, conductors and stage directors took place.

The demand for Dinara Aliyeva as an opera singer, her participation in charity concerts and festivals - all this requires time, effort, desire. Where does she get such dedication from? Dinara explains this with her crazy love for opera art. She cannot imagine herself without singing, without a stage, without spectators. For her, the most important thing is service to the art of opera.

Azerbaijani and Russian singer Dinara Aliyeva was born in Baku, in a family that is most directly related to art. His father, a theatrical make-up artist, played the piano, easily choosing melodies and even improvising, his mother entered GITIS in her youth, but because of the tough position of her parents, she left the acting department and became a choirmaster at a music school. Nevertheless, she retained her reverence for acting throughout her life and even named her daughter after one of her favorite actresses, Dina Durbin, but later Dean's name was transformed into Dinara.

Dinara began to study vocals at the age of thirteen. The teacher saw the talent of her student, but constantly scolded her for her weak character, predicting that with such personal qualities, Dinara would “vegetate in the provinces” all her life. Dinara, a vulnerable girl, took it hard, however, she continued to attend classes.

Dinara Aliyeva graduated from music school with a piano course, doing vocals optionally, but she felt that she could not achieve special heights in this field, and she did not want to be “one of many”. She entered the Baku Academy of Music as a vocalist. For two years she studied with Rumiya Krimova, later with Khuraman Kasimova. A fateful event happened when the twenty-three-year-old Dinara studied at the magistracy: she arrived in Baku. There were many students who wanted to attend the master class of the famous singer, but Aliyeva was the last in line, and she was warned that there was not enough time, she only needed to sing one aria. She chose Leonora's aria from "". skeptical about this intention, but after listening to Dinara, she called her “golden voice”, and stated that she had nothing to teach this young singer - everything was given to her from above, and even promised to take her to Europe. This promise was not fulfilled, but from that time Dinara Aliyeva's ascent to the heights of glory begins.

Aliyeva became a soloist of the Baku Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, where she sang Leonora in "", Violetta in "", Nedda in "" and Mimi in "", performed at concerts, including abroad. An important stage in his career was participation in the competition. . The trip to Greece almost fell through for financial reasons, but financial assistance was provided by Muslim Magomayev. At the competition, the audience gave the singer a standing ovation for twenty minutes and booed the jury, who awarded her only the second prize. In Greece, the singer is loved to this day, calling the "second".

At one of the concerts, Aliyeva met with. He arranged a meeting with her, invited her to his festivals. Thanks to this, the singer was noticed and invited to the Bolshoi Theater for the role of Liu in "", and after a while was enrolled in the staff. At first it was not easy - after all, relatives and friends remained in Baku, and Dinara had no one in Moscow, and in the Bolshoi Theater - according to the singer - "everything is big: both the struggle of ambitions and competition." But the singer understood that if she returned to Baku, this would put an end to her future career.

At the Bolshoi Theater, Aliyeva performed many parts: Marfa in "", Mikaela in "", Tatyana, Elvira in "" ... However, not only her repertoire is expanding, but also the geography of performances. She sings at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, at the Latvian National Opera, in Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin. The singer especially likes to perform in theaters with a rich history. An important event was her first performance on the stage of the Vienna Opera. This was a surprise for her: she had to replace the ill full-time theater singer, the performer of the part of Elvira - and the Viennese public knows "" almost by heart! Despite the excitement, the singer performed successfully. Elvira Aliyeva has sung more than once in other theaters, and she is sorry that it is this heroine of the opera who most often becomes a victim of directorial liberties - after all, this is the most lively and realistic character in "".

Nevertheless, the performance of roles in operas is a rather rare event for Dinara Aliyeva, the Italian opera is much closer to the nature of her voice. Her favorite composer, whose music she feels especially subtly, is for the singer Giacomo Puccini, and is close to her. However, the singer showed herself even in the operetta, performing the role of Rosalind in The Bat at the Bolshoi Theater. The singer's concert programs are very diverse: arias from operas and operettas, romances, Azerbaijani and Russian folk songs.

Dinara Aliyeva is very skeptical about the "cult of the director" reigning in the modern opera house. According to the artist, the audience likes academic "costume" performances much more than singers "cutting through an empty stage in nightgowns." Causes the singer's concern and the level of musical culture of modern society. Dinara Aliyeva is convinced that primitive mass music would lose a fair share of fans if opera performances were broadcast more often on television.

Music Seasons

- First, tell us about the most important recent events for you.

In April I made my debut in Berlin (Deutsche Oper Berlin), where I performed the part of Violetta in Verdi's La Traviata. And just the other day I returned from Munich, where I made my debut at the Bayerischen Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera), performing the part of Juliet in Offenbach's opera "Tales of Hoffmann". The production was attended by world famous opera singers such as Giuseppe Figlianoti, Kathleen Kim, Anna Maria Martinez and others.

- How often do you go on tour?

Quite often... The schedule is quite tight.

It is hard to say. In the theater, everything is permeated with an atmosphere of magic, everywhere you feel like in a fairy tale

- And when will it be possible to hear you again at home?

As soon as they invite you (smiles). I think a lot here depends on the leadership of the theater, the Philharmonic and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.

- What brought you to the Bolshoi Theatre?

It's time to improve, grow, reach new heights and achieve global recognition. After all, it's no secret to anyone that singing at the Bolshoi Theater is the dream of any singer (singer), not to mention becoming a soloist of this famous theater. My dream has come true. But this medal also has a flip side. Performing in the main theater of the country and representing it all over the world is a very responsible task.

- What is your favorite part of the theater?

It is hard to say. In the theater, everything is permeated with an atmosphere of magic, everywhere you feel like in a fairy tale. But it's still a scene. Although sometimes it's nice to sit in the auditorium.

- Tell us about your life before moving to Moscow?

She graduated from the school named after Bul-Bul in piano, then - the conservatory (class of the outstanding singer Khuraman Kasimova), for two years she was a soloist of the Azerbaijan Drama Theater of Opera and Ballet named after M.F. Akhundov. And then, as Ostap Bender said, she realized that “great things await me” and went to conquer Moscow.

I don't want to get ahead of myself. Now my life is entirely connected with Moscow, where I live and work. Over the past five years, many proposals have been received from several leading theaters in Europe, but I am not in a hurry to make any cardinal decisions. I think that this should be approached responsibly and balancedly.

- Your parents are connected with the world of music. I guess it left an indelible mark?

Yes. Both parents and grandparents - all had to do with music and the stage. Of course, this influenced my life and in a sense predetermined my choice.

- What, in your opinion, is necessary in order to achieve success in the opera field?

Perhaps talent alone is not enough. In any business, hard work is required to achieve success. You need to work persistently, selflessly, with full dedication, believe and move forward. This is the only way to achieve success and fame.

In any business, it takes hard work to be successful.

- And yet ... was there an element of chance in your career? How do work and luck compare in an artist's career?

Accident? Probably not. All that I have achieved to date is rather a pattern, a reward for perseverance and willingness to win. And work and luck are inseparable concepts from each other. Take, for example, successful people who are called lucky ... They work much harder and harder than others. It is unlikely that any of them have achieved success while lying on the couch. So, I believe that luck is only the end result of constant work.

- Aren't you going to teach yourself?

There are such plans. I would like to have my own school, but that's a little later (smiles). Although many people now turn to me with a request to listen and work out. Unfortunately, I don't have time for that yet...

As a rule, I don’t go out before the performance. If this is a hotel, then I stay in the room and relax, do not eat salty and do not drink cold, try to talk less, etc.

- Whose concert would you like to go to? It's not just about classical vocals...

As far as possible, I try not to miss the concerts of great opera singers such as Jessie Norman, Renee Fleming, Angela Georgiou and many others. I love jazz music.

- What projects are you working on today? Where have you performed recently, what do you have planned for the future?

I am currently preparing to perform at the 25th Colmar International Festival in France with the Verdi Gala program, accompanied by Vladimir Spivakov's orchestra. This is a solo program that includes only Verdi's arias in honor of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. Next, I have a solo concert in the Ordinary House in Prague, the recording of the next album, and a number of contracts with leading European theaters, including Vienna, where I participate in the production of “Eugene Onegin”, the Bavarian Opera House in Munich (“La Traviata”), Deutsche Opera, etc.

Have you ever experienced stage fright?

Fear - no! Only excitement. I believe that if you are afraid of the stage, then you can hardly become an artist and musician. When I go on stage, I forget about everything and just live and create.

- Apparently, you are a strong person. And what supports you in difficult times, what do you draw strength from?

I constantly turn to the Almighty. Every day. It doesn't matter if I have a performance today or not ... I just live with faith in Allah.

- How often do you manage to visit the theater or attend a concert as a listener?

I try to visit all the most interesting.

- Are you married?

All is well in my personal life...

- You have been successfully representing Azerbaijan abroad for many years. What is your mission?

I am pleased to realize that after my concerts people become interested in the culture of my country, their attitude towards it changes. I try to adequately represent Azerbaijan in the world not only as a singer, but also as a person in everyday life. I will try to glorify my country in the future - it deserves the best!

- And the last question. What can you wish our compatriots living in different parts of the world?

I would wish them to find peace and feel at home where they ended up for one reason or another. And, of course, - happiness!

Rugiya ASHRAFLI

Born in Baku (Azerbaijan). In 2004 she graduated from the Baku Academy of Music (class of H. Kasimova).
She took part in master classes with Montserrat Caballe and Elena Obraztsova.
Since 2010 she has been a soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre, where she made her debut in 2009 as Liu (Turandot by G. Puccini).
Currently she is also a guest soloist of the Vienna State Opera and the Latvian National Opera.

Repertoire

Her repertoire at the Bolshoi Theater included the following roles:
Liu("Turandot" by G. Puccini)
Rosalind("The Bat" by I. Strauss)
Musetta, Mimi("La Boheme" by G. Puccini)
Martha("The Tsar's Bride" by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Michaela("Carmen" by J. Bizet)
Violet(La Traviata by G. Verdi)
Iolanta("Iolanta" by P. Tchaikovsky)
Elizabeth of Valois(“Don Carlos” by G. Verdi)
Amelia(“Masquerade Ball” by G. Verdi)
title part("Mermaid" by A. Dvorak) - the first performer at the Bolshoi Theater
Princess Olga Tokmakova(The Maid of Pskov by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, concert performance)

Also in the repertoire:
Magda(The Swallow by G. Puccini)
Lauretta("Gianni Schicchi" by G. Puccini)
margarita("Faust" Ch. Gounod)
Tatyana("Eugene Onegin" by P. Tchaikovsky)
Leonora("Troubadour" by G. Verdi)
Donna Elvira(Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart)

Tour

The singer performed the main roles in productions of the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg (Violetta, "La Traviata" by G. Verdi, 2008), the Baku Opera and Ballet Theater (Leonora, "Il Trovatore" by G. Verdi, 2004; Violetta, "La Traviata "G. Verdi, 2008; Mimi, "La Boheme" by G. Puccini, 2008), Stuttgart Opera (Michaela, "Carmen" by G. Bizet, 2007).

In 2010 she performed the role of Leonora (Il trovatore by G. Verdi, director Andrejs Žagars) at the Klagenfurt State Theater (Austria).
In 2011, she performed the roles of Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni by W. A. Mozart), Violetta (La Traviata by G. Verdi) and Tatiana (Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky) at the Latvian National Opera; the part of Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni) at the Vienna State Opera; She made her debut at the Frankfurt Opera as Violetta (La Traviata).
In 2013, she sang the part of Juliet (The Tales of Hoffmann by J. Offenbach) at the Bavarian State Opera, the part of Violetta at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the part of Mimi (La Boheme by G. Puccini) at the Salerno Opera (Italy).
In 2014 - the part of Tatiana at the Vienna State Opera; the part of Donna Elvira at the Deutsche Oper, Mimi at the Frankfurt Opera.
In 2015 she performed the part of Magda (The Swallow by G. Puccini) at the Deutsche Oper and Leonora (Il Trovatore by G. Verdi) at the Israel Opera.
In 2016 - the part of Tamara (The Demon by A. Rubinstein) at the Teatro La Monnaie in Brussels and the part of Maria (Mazeppa by P. Tchaikovsky) at the Oviedo Opera (Spain).
She performed as Leonora in a new production of Il trovatore by G. Verdi at the Teatro Regio in Parma (conducted by Massimo Zanetti).
Engagements in 2018-19 include Violetta (La Traviata by G. Verdi) at the Hamburg State Opera, Mimi (La Boheme by G. Puccini) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Elvira (Ernani by G. Verdi) at the Latvian National Opera , Liu (Turandot by G. Puccini) and Elisabeth of Valois (Don Carlos by G. Verdi) at the Vienna State Opera.

Participated in a concert performance of G. Verdi's La traviata (Violetta) at Thessaloniki Concert Hall, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the death of Maria Callas.
She took part in the anniversary gala concerts of Elena Obraztsova at the Bolshoi Theater (2008) and at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg (2009).
In 2018, she performed with solo concerts "In memory of the great artist Dmitry Hvorostovsky" in the Concert Hall. P.I. Tchaikovsky (conductor Alexander Sladkovsky) and Romances at the Prague Rudolfinum (conductor Emmanuel Vuillaume).
In March 2019, she took part in a concert performance of N. Rimsky-Korsakov's The Maid of Pskov, performing the part of Olga Tokmakova (the Bolshoi Theater tour in France, conductor Tugan Sokhiev).

Constantly collaborates with leading Russian conductors and symphony orchestras, including Vladimir Fedoseev and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Spivakov, the Moscow Virtuosi chamber orchestra and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, Mark Gorenstein and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Nikolai Kornev and St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra. She repeatedly performed with the Symphony Orchestra of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic conducted by Yuri Temirkanov, both with special programs and as part of the Christmas Meetings and Arts Square festivals, and in 2007 toured with this orchestra in Italy.
The singer collaborated with famous Italian conductors: Fabio Mastrangelo, Giuliano Carella, Giuseppe Sabbatini and others
Dinara Aliyeva successfully performed in the USA and in various European countries. The singer took part in the gala concert of the Crescendo festival in the Gaveau hall in Paris (2007), in the concert of the Musical Olympus festival in New York's Carnegie Hall (2008), performed at the Russian Seasons festival at the Monte Carlo Opera (conductor Dmitry Yurovsky, 2009).

Discography

2013 - "Russian songs and arias" (Naxos, CD)
2014 – «Pace mio Dio…» (Delos Records, CD)
2015 - "Dinara Aliyeva in Moscow" (Delos Records, DVD)
2016 - The Swallow by G. Puccini (Magda; Deutsche Oper Berlin; Delos Records, DVD)

Biography

Memorable for Dinara Aliyeva were master classes held in Baku by Elena Obraztsova and Montserrat Caballe. It was the master class of Montserrat Caballe that changed Dinara's whole life. The celebrity noted the girl as a "young talent." Dinara realized that she was going in the right direction, that she would become an opera singer, and that the whole world would talk about her. In 2004, Diana brilliantly graduated from the academy. Her career began in her native Azerbaijan at the Drama Theater of Opera and Ballet named after M.F. Akhundov. True, Dinara has been performing in this theater since 2002, while still studying at the academy. We can say that Dinara Aliyeva has a very happy biography. Family, music, opera, festivals, tours - that's what makes it up.

Soloist of the Bolshoi Theater

In 2007, Dinara Aliyeva was invited to the international art festival, which was directed by Yuri Bashmet. And in 2009, her debut was on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater. Aliyeva performed the role of Liu in Puccini's "Turandot", and won over not only the audience, but also critics with her voice. The singer gladly accepted the invitation to perform on the day of memory of Maria Callas on September 16, 2009 in Athens. It was one of her favorite singers. In Athens, she performed arias from the operas "La Traviata" and "Tosca". Dinara Aliyeva's repertoire at the Bolshoi Theater includes the parts of Violetta from La Traviata, Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni, Eleanor in Il Trovatore, Marfa in The Tsar's Bride - you can't count them all.

Dinara likes Moscow and the Bolshoi Theater, she says in her interviews that Moscow is the city that became her second home and gave her fame. It began her formation and professional path.

Vienna Opera

About the tour of the singer

Diana Aliyeva's repertoire consists not only of chamber works, she is a performer of the main parts for soprano, vocal miniatures by composers Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov.