Mammadtaghi Baghirov Məmmədtağı Bağırov | |
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Born | Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire | August 5, 1890
Died | April 16, 1961 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 70)
Genres | Opera |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Mammadtaghi Abbas oghlu Baghirov ( Azerbaijani: Məmmədtağı Abbas oğlu Bağırov, August 5, 1890 – April 16, 1961) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet opera baritone, soloist of the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater, People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938).
Mammadtaghi Baghirov was born in 1890 in Baku. He studied at a mollakhana (Muslim ecclesiastical school) for two years and studied at a progressive Russian-Tatar school for five years. He appeared on the stage for the first time in 1909, as part of the chorus in the opera " Leyli and Majnun" by Uzeyir Hajibeyov, performed in the "Nicat" theater troupe, in addition, he played episodic roles in drama and comedy performances. [1] The singer had been performing as a soloist since 1914. [2]
In 1914–1919, Mammadtaghi Baghirov performed in the theater troupes " Safa", "Muslim Opera Artists" created by Huseyngulu Sarabski, "Management of the brothers Zulfugar Bey and Uzeyir Bey Hajibeyov". [3] He took the nickname "Aragi" from his teenage years. In some program posters, his pseudonym was given as "Iraqi". [1]
Mammadtaghi Baghirov worked in the opera troupe of Azerbaijan Drama Theater since 1920. [3] In 1925, when the collective left the Azerbaijan Drama Theater and transferred to the Russian Opera, Mammadtaghi Baghirov joined the new theater troupe. [4]