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Tamara Sinyavskaya was born during the difficult war years, in the summer of July 6, 1943, in Moscow. Her singing talent was discovered early, at the age of three. She happily sang along with her mother when she sang amazing songs while working around the house.

The girl’s talent was obvious, and Tamara’s parents were advised to take the baby to the nearest Pioneer Palace, where they were just recruiting for the song and dance ensemble, led by the talented Vladimir Loktev. Later, when young Tamara turned 10 years old, she was transferred from the ensemble to the academic choir.

The children's group performed at the largest, including government, concerts. Here, for eight years, Tamara Sinyavskaya gained vocal and stage experience. But, despite her bright vocal abilities, the girl’s dream was not to become an artist, but a doctor. But talent prevailed and Tamara Sinyavskaya, after graduating from school, nevertheless made a choice in favor of music and decided to receive an appropriate education. In 1964, she graduated from the P.I. Tchaikovsky Music College, and then attended GITIS, in the vocal department with teacher D.B. Belyavskaya.

From 1964 to 2003, Tamara Sinyavskaya was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater, where she shone all these years.

During this period, in the mid-19070s, Tamara Sinyavskaya underwent an internship in Italy and sang for a whole year, learning from the best artists of the La Scala theater.

From 2005 to the present day, Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya has been working at the glorious GITIS, teaching young talents the art of vocals. She holds the title of professor and heads the vocal department. We can say that she has made a brilliant career in her field.

Facts from personal life

The personal life of Tamara Sinyavskaya is a legend of its own. But let's start from the very beginning. She was married twice. Her first husband seemed to be a completely random person in her life. He was a theater artist, from ballet, little is known about him, only that his name was Sergei, their marriage did not last long, it was concluded in 1971, when the singer was 28 years old, and ended in divorce in 1974. They did not take place, as husband and wife, they did not have a child, in fact, they had nothing in common, but Tamara Sinyavskaya remembers her first husband with warmth, since he helped her out beyond words and provided her with invaluable support precisely when she so desperately needed it.

It was in that year 1974 that Tamara Sinyavskaya married the great love of her life, Muslim Magomayev. They lived in a happy marriage full of love and creativity until 2008. It was that year, unfortunately, that Tamara Sinyavskaya’s husband, also a famous singer and consummate artist, died, which became a tragedy not only for the singer, but for the whole world. Their family was a role model, since it is not often that a creative environment can boast of long-lasting and strong marriages.

Creative path

Tamara Sinyavskaya can safely boast that her creative path is strewn with stars. To list all her roles, the operas where she shone, the records on which her voice sounds - it would take a whole book to write. But it is worth noting that her magnificent voice, a velvety and soulful mezzo-soprano, sounded in such operas as “Boris Godunov,” “Eugene Onegin,” “The Tsar’s Bride.” And this is just a drop in the singer’s creative sea.

Over the forty-year history of the Bolshoi soloist, she managed to sing in almost all the operas that were staged on the theater stage at that time. This is not counting the performance of songs by famous authors based on poems by equally famous poets, concert activities, and filming.

How does Tamara Sinyavskaya live now? She is completely immersed in creative activity and life, only from the other side. She teaches, heads the vocal department at GITIS, is involved in the foundation named after her husband Muslim Magomayev, keeps her finger on the pulse and does not lose ties with the theatrical environment.

With the famous singer of the Bolshoi Theater, widow of Muslim Magomayev Tamara Sinyavskaya we met at GITIS, where Tamara Ilyinichna heads the vocal department...

"Give me my doll"

Olga Shablinskaya, AiF: Tamara Ilyinichna, you once toured all over the world and the Union. If you and your student singers were invited to perform in Kyiv now, would you go?

I don't think so. To hear some word after?.. Who is waiting for me there? You know, this is approximately the same as the relationship between a man and a woman. If you are desired, go. And if you are unwanted, why are you going to him? (Pause.) Probably, if I had spoken there, I would either have been condemned for my views in the press, or they would have said: “Let’s live together”... Everything that is happening now looks like a scandal in a common kitchen, where they share pots and burners... Why even swear at the whole world? For me personally, this is a very low level... Do people think two lives will be lived? My friends, remember, there is Love, Art, there are Feelings... We are native peoples! At first, because of the news about Ukraine, I did not sleep - my heart was pounding... I lived my adult life in the Soviet Union, it never occurred to me that Ukraine was a “neighboring state”...

Singer Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya receives first prize at the IV International Competition named after P.I. Tchaikovsky at the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky. June 2-25, 1970. Photo: RIA Novosti / Oleg Makarov

- And some Ukrainian politicians believe that America is closer to them than Russia...

Every person has the right to their opinion. And also the right to have brains. Well, talk to yourself, what is better for you - to be friends with your eternal nearest neighbor or with distant America? For God's sake, if you like the way of American life so much, take a visa, a ticket and go, your homeland will be there. I don’t really understand what kind of spiritual relationship with America they are talking about?!

But, looking at today's confrontation between the former Soviet republics, doubts about the former friendship of peoples involuntarily arise... Was there such a thing?

- (With pressure.) It was! I remember government concerts at the Palace of Congresses. It was a real parade of arts from all 15 republics. Moldova - Maria Biesu. Estonia - Georg Ots. Ukraine - Dmitro Gnatyuk,Yuri Gulyaev,Anatoly Solovyanenko,Evgenia Miroshnichenko. Azerbaijan-jan - can you guess who it was? (Muslim Magomaev. - Ed.) Lithuania - Virgilius Noreika. And, of course, the Bolshoi Theater exhibited all its most powerful clips: Tamara Milashkina, Evgeniy Nesterenko, Vladimir Atlantov, Elena Obraztsova,Yuri Mazurok, and your humble servant. We artists were friends with each other, we admired each other. For example, Virgilius came from Lithuania - and why didn’t he call? (Speaks with a Lithuanian accent.) “Muslim, I’m here in Moscow, maybe we can meet?” How else? Friendship at the level of art has no limits. Or, let’s say, I come to Kyiv and I know that I have a lot of friends there and many of them will come to my performance. As a rule, at the end of a solo concert I sing a song in the language of the country in which I am touring. Naturally, she sang in Ukrainian. The next day the newspapers wrote: “She’s Ukrainian, she’s just hiding it.” I must say that I loved Ukraine very much, and I still love it... By the way, all of Ukraine adored Muslim!

Participants of the charity evening "Premiere Premiere" People's Artist of the USSR Ekaterina Maksimova, People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Sinyavskaya, People's Artist of the RSFSR Vladimir Spivakov on the stage of the State Cinema and Concert Hall "Russia". 1987 Photo: RIA Novosti / Alexander Makarov

We didn’t even think about nationalities back then! To be honest, I don’t think about them even now... I married Muslim Magomayev out of great love and with endless admiration for the man whom the Lord God so generously gifted. The more time passes, the more I feel it. Indeed, if you like a person, if you literally “drink” him, are you going to think about how much blood flows in him? Never in my life! Apparently, we were raised that way. (Sings.) Back in 1957, I heard a wonderful song - it was the anthem of democratic youth, which sounded on all the streets of Moscow during the First Moscow Festival of Youth and Students. “Children of different nations, we live the dream of peace, in these menacing years we go to fight for happiness...” Of course, this is a song from childhood...

“We were proud of the USSR”

Elena Obraztsova said with great pain: today’s singers, having studied in Russia, travel all over the world...

I completely agree with Elena Vasilyevna, may she rest in heaven. At one time, we were raised to love our home, our homeland, without being shy about this word! Yes, we went on tour. Yes, you have a home, and you can go “visiting” as much as you like. And if you don’t have a home, who are you? Eternal nomad! Eternal pilgrim. When going abroad on tour, I always knew who I was. And who do I represent? (Raises his voice.) And if anyone tries to say something bad about my country in front of me! In some inexplicable way, I immediately became a human tribune! And I proved that I was right by being on stage. And those people who 15 minutes ago were skeptically grimacing: “Oh, the Soviet Union,” clapped for me! Note - I’m not them! That was the task. We were proud of our Motherland! And they didn’t just sing at international competitions, but they won the honor of their country!

Soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia, People's Artist of the USSR Tamara Sinyavskaya and her husband, People's Artist of the USSR Muslim Magomayev during a performance at a concert. Photo: RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko Unfortunately, now I mentally cannot grasp a single singer or singer for whom Russia, as they say, would be the “main place of work,” a base. It turns out that you are a “dear guest” both abroad and at home. And how to understand this?.. I am extremely sensitive to the fact that now many people allow themselves to say whatever they want about Russia. (Sighs.) Doesn't this mean that when you look at yourself in the mirror, you are spitting in your own face?! And just as I loved my Motherland, I will love it to the end. And do you know when I physically felt it? On TV they showed Putin’s first meeting with the current Crimean leadership... This event stirred up all my childhood memories, when the Loktev Pioneer Ensemble sent me as an incentive to Artek in the winter, I studied at school there... Then Crimea was still part of the Russian Federation... I got goosebumps at the thought that Crimea was returning! Mura-a-ashki! There is only one explanation: I am a native Russian person. And in this sense, I have a great gut. (Laughs.)

Tamara Sinyavskaya and Muslim Magomaev Photo: www.russianlook.com

"We're all running, we're running"

Tamara Ilyinichna, looking at today’s performers, the question arises: where are the blocks? Why aren’t personalities on the level of Muslim Magomayev born?

It's not just about the voice. Of course, there are young, vocal guys. But! We are always running, running somewhere... We don’t even have time to look back. For example, some wonderful voice appeared - do you think it will be shown on TV a second time? No! Let's move on! We are looking for new ones, making them stars in quotes. These “stars” flash twice on the screen and either fade away or tour around the country... And with Muslim, I think, there is no need to even compare... He was noted by the Lord God. And this is my firm belief. Until the very last day of his stay on this earth, he aroused interest in himself. Without doing anything for it. Just once and for all capturing you with your talent.

“Opera Queen Tamara” - this epithet was coined at one time by Svyatoslav Belza. And in many ways he is right: exceptional artistry and a magnificent voice, rare in its beauty and richness, and in type as such (a rare contralto!) - these are the main components of Tamara Sinyavskaya’s success on the opera stage.

Her creative and life union with Muslim Magomayev was fruitful and brought great dividends to the artist: her fame was very loud in the vastness of the former Soviet Union due to the fact that she constantly appeared in government and pop concerts on Central Television and toured the country a lot.

Sinyavskaya’s international career was much more modest, which is a bit of a pity: with such rare beauty, a magnificent voice and bright appearance, this career should have been more significant and loud. It is difficult to say what prevented this from happening, but the scenes and roles in which Sinyavskaya performed in Europe and in the world were clearly not of the scale that Sinyavskaya’s talent deserved.

Nevertheless, Tamara Ilyinichna’s contribution to the Bolshoi’s treasury is, of course, invaluable: there were not so many performers of the mezzo and contralt repertoire, such bright artistic personalities, on its illustrious stage as she was.

Today Sinyavskaya is a teacher, nurturing young people, an organizer of vocal competitions, a person of art who does a lot for the development of classical music in our country.

“I would like to finally say about the irreplaceable quality of Tamara’s character. This is sociability, the ability to face failure with a smile, and then fight it with all seriousness, somehow imperceptibly for everyone. For several years in a row, Tamara Sinyavskaya was elected secretary of the Komsomol organization of the Bolshoi Theater opera troupe, and was a delegate XV Congress of the Komsomol. In general, Tamara Sinyavskaya is a very lively, interesting person, she loves to joke and argue. And how funny she is about superstitions to which actors are subconsciously, half-jokingly, half-seriously exposed. So, in Belgium, at a competition she suddenly gets number thirteen. It is known that that this number is “unlucky". And hardly anyone would be happy about it. But Tamara laughs. “Nothing,” she says, “this number will be happy for me.” And what do you think? The singer turned out to be right. Grand Prix and gold medal brought her her thirteenth number. Her first solo concert was on Monday! Also, according to signs, a hard day. No luck! And she lives in an apartment on the thirteenth floor... But Tamara does not believe in signs. She believes in her lucky star, believes in her talent, believes in her strength. Through constant work and perseverance he wins his place in art. "

Sinyavskaya Tamara Ilyinichna

Singer (mezzo-soprano).
Honored Artist of the RSFSR (07/24/1973).
People's Artist of the RSFSR (05/25/1976).
People's Artist of the USSR (04/30/1982).
People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2002).

She began to study singing in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow City Palace of Pioneers under the direction of V. Loktev.
In 1964 she graduated from the Music School at the Moscow Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, in 1970 she graduated from GITIS in the singing class of D. B. Belyavskaya.
In 1964-2003 - soloist of the Bolshoi Theater.
In 1973-1974 she trained at the La Scala theater (Milan).

In 1972, she took part in the performance of the Moscow State Academic Chamber Musical Theater under the direction of B. A. Pokrovsky “Not Only Love” by R. K. Shchedrin (part of Varvara Vasilievna). Participant of the Varna Summer music festival (Bulgaria).
She has performed in performances at opera houses in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the USA, Australia and other countries of the world. She toured with concerts in Japan and South Korea. Some parts from Sinyavskaya’s extensive repertoire were performed abroad for the first time: Lel in “The Snow Maiden” by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (Paris, concert performance); Azucena (“Il Trovatore”) and Ulrika (“Un ballo in maschera”) in the operas of G. Verdi, as well as Carmen in Turkey. In Germany and France she sang the works of R. Wagner with great success, and at the Vienna State Opera she took part in the production of the opera “War and Peace” by S. S. Prokofiev (as Akhrosimova).

She conducts an extensive concert activity and has performed solo concerts in major concert halls in Russia and abroad, including the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam). The singer's concert repertoire includes the most complex works by S. S. Prokofiev, P. I. Tchaikovsky, the “Spanish Cycle” by M. de Falla and other composers, opera arias, romances, works of old masters accompanied by an organ. She performed interestingly in the genre of vocal duet (with her husband Muslim Magomayev). She collaborated fruitfully with E. F. Svetlanov and performed with many outstanding conductors, including Riccardo Chailly and Valery Gergiev.

Teaches at the Faculty of Musical Theater at RATI - GITIS.

Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 11th convocation (1984-1989).
One of the minor planets of the Solar System, known to astronomers under the code 1974 VS, is named after Sinyavskaya - 4981 Sinyavskaya.
Honored Worker of Musical Art (International Union of Musicians, 2016) - for special personal merits in the study, preservation, development and popularization of Russian artistic culture and art.

Wife of People's Artist of the USSR Muslim Magomayev (1942-2008).

theatrical works

Page (Rigoletto by G. Verdi)
Dunyasha, Lyubasha (“The Tsar’s Bride” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Olga (Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky)
Flora (La Traviata by G. Verdi)
Natasha, Countess (“October” by V. Muradeli)
Gypsy Matresha, Mavra Kuzminichna, Sonya, Helen Bezukhova (“War and Peace” by S. Prokofiev)
Ratmir (Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka)
Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream by B. Britten)
Konchakovna (“Prince Igor” by A. Borodin)
Polina (The Queen of Spades by P. Tchaikovsky)
Alkonost (“The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Kat (“Cio-Cio-san” by G. Puccini)
Fyodor (Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky)
Vanya (Ivan Susanin by M. Glinka)
The Commissioner's Wife (The Unknown Soldier by K. Molchanov)
Commissioner (“Optimistic Tragedy” by A. Kholminov)
Frosya (Semyon Kotko by S. Prokofiev)
Nadezhda (“Pskovite” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Lyubava (Sadko by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Marina Mnishek (Boris Godunov by M. Mussorgsky)
Mademoiselle Blanche (“The Gambler” by S. Prokofiev) - the first performer in Russia
Zhenya Komelkova (“The Dawns Here Are Quiet” by K. Molchanov)
Princess (“Rusalka” by A. Dargomyzhsky)
Laura (“The Stone Guest” by A. Dargomyzhsky)
Carmen (Carmen by J. Bizet)
Ulrika (Un ballo in maschera by G. Verdi)
Marfa (Khovanshchina by M. Mussorgsky)
Azucena (Il Trovatore by G. Verdi)
Claudia (“The Tale of a Real Man” by S. Prokofiev)
Morena (Mlada by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
Lyubasha (“The Tsar’s Bride” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov)

prizes and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (February 15, 2006).
Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1971).
Order of the Badge of Honor (1980).
Order of Honor (March 22, 2001).
Order of Glory (Azerbaijan, July 5, 2003).
Order of Lomonosov, 1st degree (ABOP, 2004).
Order of Honor of Peter the Great (2005).
Order of Friendship (Azerbaijan, July 6, 2013).
1st prize at the IX International Festival of Youth and Students in Sofia (1968).
Grand Prix and special prize for the best performance of a romance at the XII International Vocal Competition in Verviers (Belgium, 1969)
1st prize at the IV International Tchaikovsky Competition. (1970).
Moscow Komsomol Prize (1970).
Lenin Komsomol Prize (1980).
Prize from the Irina Arkhipova Foundation (2004).
Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation 2013 in the field of culture (2013) - for the creation of the Muslim Magomayev Cultural and Musical Heritage Foundation.
Order of Honor (Azerbaijan, 2018) - for many years of fruitful activity in strengthening Russian-Azerbaijani cultural ties.

Soviet and Russian opera singer, teacher. People's Artist of the USSR. Widow of People's Artist of the USSR singer Muslim Magomayev.

Tamara Sinyavskaya. Biography

Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya born in Moscow on July 6, 1943. There is no information about the father. Tamara was raised by her mother, a talented woman who was naturally endowed with a beautiful voice. Sinyavskaya began singing at the age of three, repeating after her mother the songs she heard. However, as a child, Sinyavskaya dreamed of becoming a doctor, since there was a clinic in the house where she lived.

She began singing at school age in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow City Palace of Pioneers. Tamara’s desire to become an actress appeared in her teens, when she watched “Kuban Cossacks” and “The House I Live In,” learned songs from these films and sang them constantly. In 1964 she graduated from the Music School at the Moscow Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky, and in 1970 from GITIS, where she studied singing with D. B. Belyavskoy.

From 1964 to 2003, Tamara Sinyavskaya was a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. Moreover, the young singer did not have a conservatory education, but the Bolshoi selection committee, which included Boris Pokrovsky, Galina Vishnevskaya and Evgeny Svetlanov, unanimously decided that the 20-year-old artist should be in the troupe.

The singer made her stage debut in Verdi's opera Rigoletto, in which she performed the role of the Page. In 1972, Sinyavskaya took part in the play “Not Only Love” (the part of Varvara Vasilievna) by Rodion Shchedrin, which was staged at the Moscow State Academic Chamber Musical Theater. For a year, from 1973 to 1974, the singer was on an internship at the famous Milan theater La Scala.

For 40 years at the Bolshoi Theater, Tamara Sinyavskaya became a prima singer, performing all the main opera roles with her velvety mezzo-soprano. For her vocal range and skill, the singer was named the best Russian vocalist of the Italian school.

Tamara Sinyavskaya performed a lot abroad, participating in performances at opera houses in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the USA, Australia and other countries. She toured with concerts in Japan and South Korea. She was a participant in the Varna Summer festival, which was held in Bulgaria.

A small planet in the solar system was named after the singer Tamara Sinyavskaya. The dramatic mezzo-soprano of Tamara Sinyavskaya was admired by the legendary opera diva Maria Callas.

Tamara Sinyavskaya's concert repertoire included complex works by Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, the “Spanish Cycle” by M. de Falla and other composers, opera arias, romances, and works accompanied by an organ. Sinyavskaya also performed in the genre of vocal duet with her husband Muslim Magomayev.

In 2003, Sinyavskaya left the stage. Later, she explained why she decided to end her singing career: according to Tamara Ilyinichna, she chose to leave before hearing words about career “longevity.” Since 2005, Professor Tamara Sinyavskaya has been the head of the vocal department at GITIS.

Tamara Sinyavskaya. Personal life

Tamara Sinyavskaya was married twice. The singer's first husband was a ballet dancer. The singer, in her words, was always grateful to Sergei (that was her husband’s name), because it was he who helped her during a difficult period in her life, when her mother passed away. While still married to Sergei, Tamara, on tour in Baku in 1972, encountered the handsome Muslim Magomayev, with whom millions of women were in love. Magomaev was also not free at the time of his acquaintance with Sinyavskaya.

Tamara Sinyavskaya became the wife of Muslim Magomayev in November 1974. The couple lived together for 34 years. Despite quarrels and separations, they still always made up and stayed together. There were no children in the marriage, but Tamara Ilyinichna gave all her love to her husband. After Muslim Magomayev passed away in October 2008, Sinyavskaya did not appear in public for three years.

Tamara Sinyavskaya. Discography

1973 – “The Tsar’s Bride”

1970 – “Eugene Onegin”

1979 – “Ivan Susanin”

1986 – “Prince Igor”

1987 – “Boris Godunov”

1989 – Cycle of songs based on poems by Marina Tsvetaeva

1993 – “Ivan the Terrible”

1999 – “Jewish cycle”

Tamara Sinyavskaya. Filmography

1983 Carambolina-caramboletta

1979 Ivan Susanin (film-play)

1979 My life is in the song... Alexandra Pakhmutova (short film)

1972 Autumn Concert (short)

1964 Blue Light 1964 (film-play)