Ali Abdul oghlu Zulalov (Azerbaijani: Əli Əbdül oğlu Zülalov, 13 September 1893 — 18 February 1963) was an Azerbaijani opera singer. He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Ali Zulalov
Əli Zülalov
Born(1893-09-13)September 13, 1893
DiedFebruary 18, 1963(1963-02-18) (aged 69)
Occupation(s)opera singer, actor
Years active1917–1952
AwardsHonored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
Order of the Badge of Honour

Biography

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Ali Zulalov was born on September 13, 1893, in Shusha.[1] After the death of his father Abdul Zulalov in 1898, he and his brother Gambar Zulalov were taken into the care of his uncle Bulbuljan. He graduated from Shusha Realni School. Ali Zulalov started his stage career in 1917 in Shusha. Uzeyir Hajibeyov, who was friends with Bulbuljan, hired him to the choir of the opera and operetta troupe he led during a one-year probationary period. He began performing in the musical performances of Academic National Drama Theatre from early 1920s to 1925.[2] Ali Zulalov was one of the first performers of female roles after Ahmad Aghdamski. Ali Zulalov later graduated from Baku Music College and the Azerbaijan State Conservatory. From 1925 to 1952, he worked at Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.[2]

In 1938, for his participation in the Decade of Azerbaijani Art in Moscow, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour for his role as Mullah Mutallim in Muslim Magomayev's Nargiz opera.[3]

Ali Zulalov died on February 18, 1963, in Baku.[4]

Awards and honorary titles

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Family tree

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Karbalayi
Ali Zulalov
Gulush
khanim
Abdul
Zulalov
Abdulbagi
Zulalov
Nisa khanim
Ali
Zulalov
Gambar
Zulalov
Mammadali
Zulalov
Aziza
Mammadova
Salman
Solmaz
Zulalova
Zemfira
Zulalova
Elmira
Zulalova
Rustam
Zulalov
Sona
Hajiyeva

References

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  1. ^ Гасан гызы, Нилуфяр (March 29, 2002). "Его исполнение отметил сам Сталин..." vyshka.azeurotel.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Ilham Rahimli (2016). Azərbaycan Teatr Ensiklopediyası. Vol. I. Bakı: Azərnəşr. p. 362.
  3. ^ Quliyeva, Q. (January 24, 2009). "Opera fədaisi". www.anl.az. "Azerbaijan" newspaper. p. 6. Archived from the original on August 21, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Azərbaycan milli operasının fədaisi – Əməkdar artist Əli Zülalov". az.baku-art.com (in Azerbaijani). September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "M. F. Axundov adьna Azərвајçan Dөvlət Opera və Balet Teatrьnьn və Azərвајçan Dөvlət filarmoniјasьnьn Mosqvada Azərвајçan inçəsənəti deqadasьnda iştirak edən işcilərinin təltif edilməsi haqqьnda SSRİ Baş Soveti Prezidiumunun Fərmanь". 18 (163). Əдəбијат Ƣəzeti. 18 April 1938: 2. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)