1. Anatoliy Borysovych Solovianenko was a Ukrainian operatic tenor, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of Ukraine, and Shevchenko National Prize winner.
10 Facts About Anatoliy Solovianenko
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Anatoliy Solovianenko was born into a mining family in Donetsk and graduated from Donetsk Polytechnic Institute in 1954.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko made twelve performances at the Metropolitan Opera in Kyiv, then graduated from Kyiv Conservatory in 1978.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko performed as soloist for the Alexandrov Ensemble during its UK tour 1988, singing "Kalinka" and other songs.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko recorded 18 LPs of arias, romances and songs.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko was born in Donetsk on 25 September 1932 into a miner's family.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko began taking singing lessons in 1950 from Alexander Korobeychenko, Honoured Artist of the Russian Soviet Republic.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko became the first Soviet singer to receive an invitation to perform at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko Solovyanenko was married and had two sons, Andrii and Anatoliy Solovianenko.
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Anatoliy Solovianenko Solovyanenko died suddenly from a heart attack on 29 July 1999.