In 2018 marks the 145th anniversary of the birth of the great Russian singer Fyodor Chaliapin. Tomorrow, February 13, on the day of his birth, a solemn laying of flowers to the monument of the singer on the street. Lenin, the beginning of the event at 12.30.

Also, within the framework of the 145th anniversary in September, the International Festival of Opera Art "Shalyapin Evenings in Ufa" will be held in the capital of Bashkortostan. The large musical project is realized due to the grant of the Head of the RB in 900 thousand rubles, which the Bashkir State Theater of Opera and Ballet received this year. In addition, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus plans to hold in the framework of the jubilee events
II International Vocal Competition. F.I. Shalyapin. With the capital of Bashkortostan, the beginning of Fedor Ivanovich's professional career is connected. And although the Ufa period of his life was short - only eight months, but it was in Ufa that the path began in the art of the great artist.
Fedor Chaliapin, the owner of the honorary title "Soloist of His Imperial Majesty", the first People's Artist of the Soviet Republic, he was the first Russian singer to receive world recognition.
Bright vocal data Fedor Shalyapin combined with extraordinary acting skills. The characters he created in opera performances were always distinguished by their persuasiveness and depth. Among the musical-scenic images of Shalyapin are Boris Godunov, Mephistopheles, Susanin, Don Quixote. The brilliant singer was also a heartfelt performer of Russian folk songs and romances of Glinka, Dargomyzhsky, Mussorgsky, Schubert.