January 3, 2003(2003-01-03) (aged 89) Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Genres
Opera, drama
Occupation(s)
Singer, actress
Years active
1929—1986
Musical artist
Halima Nosirova or Halima Nasyrova (Uzbek: Halima Nosirova, Ҳалима Носирова; Russian: Халима Насырова, Khalima Nasyrova) was a Soviet and Uzbek singer of Uzbek music. She also started her creative activities as a drama actress in 1927 and was a popular artist of the USSR.[2][3]
Biography
She was born on December 29, 1913 (according to other sources, December 7, 1912) in the village of Taglyk, near Kokand (now in the Fergana Region of Uzbekistan).[4][5][6][7][8][9] She was the ninth child in the family and was raised in an orphanage.[7]
From 1930 to 1986, she was a soloist in the Uzbek Music and Drama Theater (from 1939, the State Uzbek Opera and Ballet Theater, now the Navoi Theater) in Tashkent.[11][4][6] She became a leading soloist in 1939.[8] She performed in both classical repertoire and Uzbek national operas.
She also performed as a concert singer, singing Uzbek folk songs as well as songs from other nations, including Tajik, Kazakh, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, and others.
She toured abroad, including in East Germany, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, and other countries. From 1979 to 1986, she taught at the Department of Eastern Music at the Tashkent Conservatory.[10][13] She was a deputy of the 5th convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.[10]
She died on January 3, 2003, in Tashkent, and was buried in the Chigatay Cemetery.[4][14]
^"О присвоении звания народной артистки СССР заслуженной артистке Узбекской ССР Насыровой Халиме". Pravda (in Russian). No. 149. June 1, 1937. p. 1.
^"О награждении работников Узбекского Музыкального театра и Узбекской Филармонии — участников декады узбекского искусства в Москве". Pravda (in Russian). No. 149. June 1, 1937. p. 1.
^"Указ Президиума Верховного Совета СССР О награждении орденами и медалями работников промышленности, сельского хозяйства, науки, культуры и искусства Узбекской ССР". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 16. January 21, 1950. p. 2.
^"Указ Президента Республики Узбекистан О награждении в связи с девятой годовщиной независимости Республики Узбекистан группы работников науки, здравоохранения, культуры, просвещения, средств массовой информации и общественных сфер". Pravda Vostoka (in Russian). No. 168. August 29, 2000. p. 2.