Chumakova, Tamara Ivanovna

She was born in the village of Dyatlino (Chuvash name - Varasăr) of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ( RSFSR , USSR ) in a large peasant family of Ivan Pavlovich and Serafima Ermolaevna Chumakovs. After graduating from the 7th grade of the Dyatlinsky school, she entered the Cheboksary School of Music named after F.P. Pavlova . She graduated from the conductor-choral ( 1953 ) and vocal ( 1955 ) departments. In 1953, she was invited by the soloist to the Chuvash State Song and Dance Ensemble, its artistic director and chief conductor, composer F.M. Lukin .

In the ensemble, where she worked until 1959, she performed her first opera parts (Prilepa in the pastoral “Sincerity of the Shepherdess” from the opera “The Queen of Spades” by P. I. Tchaikovsky , Narspi in the opera I. Ya. Pustylnik ^[1] “Runaway”) . A special milestone in the singer’s creative biography was her participation in the female vocal quartet (1953-1982) ^[2] , organized by the Chuvash singer Z. F. Denisova ^[3] and performed songs by Chuvash composers. As part of the quartet, she took part in the VI World Festival of Youth and Students, held in Moscow in 1957. In 1959, she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic for outstanding achievements in performing and promoting musical art. When in the same year Cheboksary opened a musical drama theater (since 1993 the Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater ), Tamara Ivanovna was one of the first to be invited to his troupe. She became the first national opera singer to play the leading parts of the soprano repertoire in the theater. In 1968, she was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and in 1970 - the Honored Artist of the RSFSR. In 1969, for creating the image of Narspi in the opera of the same name by G. Ya. Hirby, she was awarded the State Prize of the Chuvash ASSR named after K.V. Ivanova. She worked in the theater for nearly forty years, completing a creative career in 1998.

She died in Cheboksary ^[4] on January 17, 2016 after a serious and prolonged illness ^{[5] [6] [7]} .

Tamara Ivanovna Chumakova - the first of the Chuvash singers began to perform leading opera parts in the theater. It began with the role of Cheges (Chuvash. Chokeç) in the opera by F. S. Vasiliev ^[8] “Shyvarman” (“Water Mill”; 1960), then they entrusted her with the party of Sarbi (Chuvash. Sarpi). During her work in the theater, she performed more than 50 roles and roles in operas, operettas and musical comedies, including:

Sanyuk in the opera by F. S. Vasiliev “Khamăryal” (“Countrymen”);

Yeluk in the opera of A. G. Orlov-Shuzma ^[9] Çăltăr viter çul (Star Trek);

Oksana in the opera of A. V. Aslamas ^[10] “Sespel”;

Maria in the opera of A. V. Aslamas “Interrupted Waltz”;

Pinerpi in the opera of A. V. Aslamas “The Sacred Oak Tree”;

Tatyana in the opera by P. I. Tchaikovsky “ Eugene Onegin ”;

Nedda in R. Leoncavalo ’s opera Pagliacci ;

Rozina in the opera D. Rossini "The Barber of Seville ";

Cio-Cio-san in D. Puccini 's opera Madame Butterfly ;

Violetta in D. Verdi ’s opera La Traviata ;

Gilda in D. Verdi's opera Rigoletto ;

Narspi in the opera by G. Ya. Hirby “Narspi”;

Silva and Stassi in the operetta of I. Kalman “ Silva ”;

Mary Yves in the operetta by V. I. Muradeli “Girl with Blue Eyes”;

Pepita and Stella in the operetta of I. O. Dunaevsky “ Free Wind ”.

In addition, T.I. Chumakova performed and recorded over a hundred different songs. In 1989, Tamara Ivanovna acted as a director of the Narspi opera theater, which returned to the repertoire.

• Honored Artist of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1959)
• People's Artist of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1968)
• State Prize of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic named after K.V. Ivanova ( 1969 )
• Medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" ( 1970 ).
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1970 )
• Order of the Badge of Honor

• Zalomnov P.D. Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater and leading masters of its stage . - Cheboksary: ​​Chuvashia, 2002 .-- S. 32—34. - 146 p. - ISBN 5-86765-224-6 .
• Chuvash Encyclopedia .

• Cheboksary School of Music named after F.P. Pavlov. On the anniversary of T.I. Chumakova (neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 19, 2012. Archived July 22, 2014.
• State Book Chamber of the Chuvash Republic. To the 75th anniversary of the famous opera singer T. And Chumakova (neopr.) (Inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 19, 2012. Archived July 18, 2014.