Gennady Pishchayev
Gennady Pishchayev | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gennady Mikhailovich Pishchayev 30 July 1927 |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | since 1953 |
Gennady Mikhailovich Pishchayev (Russian: Генна́дий Миха́йлович Пища́ев; born July 30, 1927) is a Soviet opera singer, lyric tenor altino.[1] Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1965).[2][3]
Biography[edit]
Gennady was born in the village of Zirgan, Meleuzovsky District, Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[2][3] His brother Pavel is an honorary citizen of the Salavat, director of the sulfuric acid and catalyst plant of the Salavat petrochemical plant.[3]
The parents of Gennady, Mikhail Stepanovich and Klavdiya Petrovna (nee Makarova), were ordinary people. The grandfather of Gennady Pishchaev was a blacksmith. The family was very fond of singing, his father played the accordion well, his father's brother was considered a good singer.[3]
He was born without an arm, which did not prevent him from developing many talents.[3]
Currently lives in Moscow.[4]
Career[edit]
He worked at the Bashkir Opera and Ballet Theater (Ufa), where he performed the part of Lensky in the opera Eugene Onegin (1966).[5]
He worked at the Leningrad Maly Opera and Ballet Theatre, where he also performed the part of Lensky (1968).[4]
Since 1980 he taught at the vocal faculty of GITIS.[4]
In 1988, at the Bolshoi Theatre, he sang the part of the Astrologer in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel. In the film Mirror for a Hero, Gennady Pishchayev sang Smith's serenade from Bizet's opera La jolie fille de Perth.[4][6]
June 17, 1999 awarded the Order of Friendship.[7]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Gennady Pishchayev (Mono, 1960)
- Gennady Pishchayev (RP, 1968)
- Songs And Dances of The Renaissance (LP, 1977) with Sándor Kallós
- Romances (LP)
- Tchaikovsky. Sixteen Songs for Children (LP, 1980)
Singles[edit]
- Sweetheart, Wonderful / High Wave On the Volga (Mono, 1954)
- Rendezvous (Mono, 1965)
References[edit]
- ^ "Мужские голоса. Тенор". Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ^ a b G.M. Pishchayev // Musical Encyclopedia / ed. Yuri Keldysh, 1978. – vol. 4
- ^ a b c d e "Геннадий Пищаев. Радио во Благо". Archived from the original on 2016-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ a b c d Владимир Молчанов. Геннадий Пищаев в программе «Рандеву с дилетантом»
- ^ "Его голос до сих пор считается непревзойдённым". Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
- ^ "Кинофильм «Зеркало для героя» режиссуры Владимира Хотиненко. Серенада из оперы Бизе «Пертская красавица»". songkino.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 17 июня 1999 года № 786 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации»
External links[edit]
- Геннадий Пищаев: «Наверное, я счастливый человек, потому что пел ту музыку, которая нравилась»
- Gennady Pishchayev. Je Crois Entendre Encore
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
