Khusein Mukhtarovich Mukhtarov (Kyrgyz: Kuseyin Mukhtarov; 1938—2001)
Soviet and Kyrgyz opera singer (bass). People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
Born on July 18, 1938, in the village of Ken-Bulak, Chui Region, Kyrgyzstan.
He began studying vocals in 1956 at the Opera and Choral Studio of the Kyrgyz State Opera and Ballet Theater. In 1964, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (class of Professor S. Migay and Associate Professor V. Guselnikov).
Since 1964, he was a soloist at the A. Maldybaev Kyrgyz State Opera and Ballet Theater. He performed in both national operas and operas by Russian and Western European composers.
He appeared in concerts, including with his wife — People's Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic Esen Moldokulova. His chamber repertoire included not only numerous opera scenes and arias but also romances by M. Glinka, A. Borodin, P. Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninoff, G. Sviridov, as well as songs from Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Dungan, and other peoples. He performed entire vocal cycles ("Ten Sonnets of Shakespeare" by D. Kabalevsky, "Songs of Robert Burns" by G. Sviridov, etc.).
He toured many cities in the USSR and abroad (Hungary, Poland, Canada, Syria, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Yemen, Laos).
Mukhtarov Khusein passed away on March 5, 2001. He was buried in Bishkek at the Ala-Archa Cemetery.
Roles
Leader — "Optimistic Tragedy" by A. Kholminov (1965)
Miller — "Rusalka" by A. Dargomyzhsky (1966)
Vaskov — "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" by K. Molchanov (1973)
Boris Godunov, Pimen — "Boris Godunov" by M. Mussorgsky
Philip II, Inquisitor — "Don Carlos" by G. Verdi
Gremin — "Eugene Onegin" by P. Tchaikovsky
Don Basilio — "The Barber of Seville" by G. Rossini
Mephistopheles — "Mephistopheles" by A. Boito
Mephistopheles — "Faust" by C. Gounod
Konurbay — "Manas" by V. Vlasov, V. Fere, and A. Maldybaev
Chinkodjo — "Aichurek" by V. Vlasov, A. Maldybaev, V. Fere
Semyon — "Toktogul" by V. Vlasov, A. Maldybaev, V. Fere
Ady — "Golden Girl" by V. Vlasov and V. Fere
Amonasro, Ramfis — "Aida" by G. Verdi
Peter I — "Peter I" by A. Petrov
Konschak — "Prince Igor" by A. Borodin
Danışman — "Sepil" by S. Osmonov
Teitbek — "Kurmanbek" by N. Davlesov
Mikhail Frunze — "Mikhail Frunze" by V. Vlasov
Grigory Melekhov — "Quiet Don" by I. Dzerzhinsky
Don Juan — "Don Juan" by W. Mozart
Kulzhyach — "Oldjobai and Kishimjan" by M. Abdrayev
Balbay — "Before the Storm" by M. Abdrayev
"The Maidservant and the Mistress" by G. Pergolesi.
Awards and Titles
Laureate of international and all-Union opera singer competitions (including the Second Competition of Young Musicians - Performers from the Central Asian Republics and Kazakhstan (Tashkent, 1964))
Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1967)
People's Artist of the Kyrgyz SSR (1973)
People's Artist of the USSR (1984)
Order of Friendship of Peoples (1988)
Musical Prize named after A. Maldybaev
Honorary Professor of the American University in Central Asia.
In 2002, Kh. Mukhtarov's son Daniyar founded a Musical Theater in Bishkek and named it after his renowned father.
