Music · 1932–1999
Born: 25 September 1932 · Died: 29 July 1999 · Age at death: 66
Anatoliy Solovyanenko died aged 66. He was born on 25 September 1932 and died on 29 July 1999.
Ukrainian operatic tenor of the Kyiv Opera, famed for Italian bel canto roles and named People's Artist of the USSR
Did you know?He spent a year training at La Scala in Milan before becoming a principal soloist in Kyiv.
Anatoliy Solovyanenko was one of the finest tenors of the Soviet era and a national treasure in Ukraine. Born in Donetsk, he first trained as an engineer. His voice was discovered almost by chance, and he went on to study in Italy at La Scala. His bright, ringing tone was ideal for Italian opera, especially Verdi and Puccini. For decades he was the star tenor of the Kyiv Opera. He also sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He was named People's Artist of the USSR.
Anatoliy Borysovych Solovianenko (Ukrainian: Анатолій Борисович Солов'яненко; Russian: Анатолий Борисович Соловья́ненко; 25 September 1932 – 29 July 1999) was a Ukrainian operatic tenor, People's Artist of the USSR (1975), People's Artist of Ukraine, and Shevchenko National Prize winner.
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Ukrainian opera singer, 1932–1999
Anatoliy Solovyanenko was born in Donetsk on 25 September 1932.
He trained at La Scala in Milan.
He was a soloist at the Kyiv Opera from 1965.
He sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
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Did you know?He trained as a mining engineer before his singing career.
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