HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY

Honorary Professor of Belarusian State Academy of Music

Belarusian soloist-vocalist (lyric-coloratura soprano), teacher. People’s Artist of the BSSR (1955). People’s Artist of the USSR (1964). Associate Professor (1969), Professor (1980). Member of the Artistic Council of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus. Honorary Professor of Belarusian State Academy of Music (2015).

Born on 9 March 1925 in Samara, RSFSR. Graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory (1949), singing class of M.Vladimirova. She began working at Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky in 1963. From 1976 to 2018 – main job: associate professor, professor (1980), head of the Singing Department (1976-1986).

Performer of the leading roles in the operas “The Girl from Polesie” and “Mikhas Podgorny” by E. Tikotsky, “Marinka” by G. Pukst, “The Thorny Rose” by Y. Semenyako, “Ivan Susanin” by M. Glinka, “Sadko”, “The Tsar’s Bride” and “The Golden Cockerel” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, “La Traviata” by G. Verdi, “The Pearl Hunters” by L. Delibes, “Manon” by J. Massenet.

Performed solo concerts. The first performer of many works by Belarusian composers (E. Tikotsky, G. Pukst, Y. Semenyako, L. Abelovich and others). Author of the radio program cycle “17th Meeting” (Belarusian Radio, 1982). She has toured in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Mongolia, etc. She has archive recordings on Belarusian Radio and gramophone records.

Students. Among the graduates are Honored Artist of the Russian Federation N. Fedorenko; soloists of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus G. Lukomskaya, laureates of international competitions A. Burdileva, A. Shvedova, diploma winner of the inter-republican competition V. Kurbatskaya; diploma winner of the International Competition L. Lyut; soloists of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society A. Kupchenko, M. Lopatina, N. Dushinskaya; teacher of the Academy of Music, laureate of the International Festival T. Tsybulskaya; candidate of pedagogical sciences, associate professor A. Nizhnikova, candidate of art history, associate professor T. Sernova.

Awards:

• Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1955);
• Medal “In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of V. I. Lenin” (1970);
• Order of “Veteran of Labor” (1984);
• Order of Friendship of Peoples (1985);
• Order of Francisk Skaryna (2001);
• Order of the Fatherland, 3rd degree (2010);
• Badge “For Contribution to the Development of Culture of Belarus” (2005);
• UNESCO Medal “Victor Hugo” (2015);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1954);
• Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR (1966);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Byelorussian SSR (1971);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR (1975);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Council of the Lithuanian SSR (1975);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Council of the Belarusian SSR (1983);
• Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Belarus (1994).

Publications:  

• Some problems of educating opera youth. – Minsk, 1985;
• Development of technical skills in coloratura soprano: (using the role of Izum from the opera The Barber of Seville by D. Rossini as an example). – Minsk, 1997.

1. N. Nizhnikova in the works of researchers::

• Musical Theatre of Belarus: 1917–1959 / G.Kuleshova, T.Dubkova, N.Yuvchenko, and others. – Minsk, 1993. – 430 p.
• T.Sernova. Formation of Individual Performance Styles in the Vocal Art of Belarus: (L. Galushkina, A. Generalov, T. Nizhnikova): author’s abstract. diss. PhD of arts: 17.00.02. – Minsk, 2010.
• T.Sernova. Tamara Nizhnikova: Talent is work multiplied by work… // News of the Belarusian State Academic Music Academy. – 2012.
• “The Stage is My Love and Happiness”: for the 85th Anniversary of Opera Singer Tamara Nizhnikova / A.Nizhnikova, T.Sernova // Art: [collection of articles / collection by A.Gulyaev]. – Minsk, 2010. – Pp. 19–24.
• Tamara Nizhnikova [Pictorial material]: [booklet] / State Order of Lenin Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre of the BSSR. – [Minsk: no. and, between 1964 and 1970]. – 1 p. (triple fold).