Hagigat Ali qizi Rzayeva (Azerbaijani: Həqiqət Rzayeva) (20 May
1907, Lankaran â€" 2 August 1969, Baku) was an Azerbaijani actress and
singer (folk, opera, and pop).Hagigat Rzayeva was born in a small
village near Lankaran (southeastern Azerbaijan). Her father died of
pneumonia when she was eighteen months old. Her mother then married
for the second time to a religious fanatic who often forbade Hagigat
pursue her academic and artistic endeavours that in his view prevented
her from conforming to an image of a "perfect Muslim girl."
Nevertheless, in 1917 she started attending Maryam Bayramalibeyova's
secular Uns School for Girls in Lankaran, where a variety of
activities helped her acting and singing skills improve and develop.
After Sovietization, Rzayeva moved to Baku to receive a post-secondary
degree in teaching. While acting in an amateur on-campus theatre she
took interest in opera and professional dramatic arts. After being
tested by composer Muslim Magomayev she was hired to the Azerbaijan
Opera Theatre against her family's will. It was then, at age twenty,
that Rzayeva decided to completely abandon religious tradition and
dedicate herself to acting despite uneasy terms with her relatives.
She was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire to study
professional mugham (Azeri folk music genre) and opera. For fifteen
years she performed with opera singer Huseyngulu Sarabski. In 1930 and
1934 she also appeared in three films. Hagigat Rzayeva was recognized
as the People's Artist of Azerbaijan in 1943 and continued acting in
the Opera Theatre until her retirement in 1952. Her most famous roles
are those of Arab Zangi (Shah Ismayil by Muslim Magomayev) and Sanam
(O olmasin, bu olsun by Uzeyir Hajibeyov).She married Huseyn Rzayev,
the stage manager of the Opera Theatre, and had three children. Their
two sons pursued career in professional music while their daughter
became a literature instructor at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
1907, Lankaran â€" 2 August 1969, Baku) was an Azerbaijani actress and
singer (folk, opera, and pop).Hagigat Rzayeva was born in a small
village near Lankaran (southeastern Azerbaijan). Her father died of
pneumonia when she was eighteen months old. Her mother then married
for the second time to a religious fanatic who often forbade Hagigat
pursue her academic and artistic endeavours that in his view prevented
her from conforming to an image of a "perfect Muslim girl."
Nevertheless, in 1917 she started attending Maryam Bayramalibeyova's
secular Uns School for Girls in Lankaran, where a variety of
activities helped her acting and singing skills improve and develop.
After Sovietization, Rzayeva moved to Baku to receive a post-secondary
degree in teaching. While acting in an amateur on-campus theatre she
took interest in opera and professional dramatic arts. After being
tested by composer Muslim Magomayev she was hired to the Azerbaijan
Opera Theatre against her family's will. It was then, at age twenty,
that Rzayeva decided to completely abandon religious tradition and
dedicate herself to acting despite uneasy terms with her relatives.
She was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire to study
professional mugham (Azeri folk music genre) and opera. For fifteen
years she performed with opera singer Huseyngulu Sarabski. In 1930 and
1934 she also appeared in three films. Hagigat Rzayeva was recognized
as the People's Artist of Azerbaijan in 1943 and continued acting in
the Opera Theatre until her retirement in 1952. Her most famous roles
are those of Arab Zangi (Shah Ismayil by Muslim Magomayev) and Sanam
(O olmasin, bu olsun by Uzeyir Hajibeyov).She married Huseyn Rzayev,
the stage manager of the Opera Theatre, and had three children. Their
two sons pursued career in professional music while their daughter
became a literature instructor at the Azerbaijan State Conservatoire.
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