Bela Rudenko is called the "Ukrainian Nightingale". The owner of a lyric-coloratura soprano, Bela Rudenko, was remembered for her tireless vitality and magical voice.
Reference: Lyric-coloratura soprano is the highest female voice. This type of voice is characterized by the predominance of the head sound in almost the entire range.
The news of the death of a beloved Ukrainian, Soviet and Russian singer hurt the hearts of fans to the core. Despite the fact that Bela Rudenko is a native of Ukraine, she spent most of her time in Russia. She passed away on October 13, 2021. The artist died in Moscow. Russian critic Andrey Plakhov announced her death on Facebook.
Bela Rudenko: childhood and youth
The artist's date of birth is August 18, 1933. A native of the village of Bokovo-Anthracite (now the city of Anthracite) in the Lugansk region of the Ukrainian SSR, she was brought up in an ordinary family.
Parents were ordinary workers who always sought to give their daughter a cloudless childhood. But, alas, in such a difficult time, it did not always work out. Mother - realized herself as a medical worker, father - worked as a miner.
Once Bela was lucky enough to hear Alexander Alyabyev's romance "The Nightingale". After hearing - she wanted to become a singer. During the Second World War, the family was forced to evacuate to the territory of Uzbekistan. Childhood years of little Bela passed in the small town of Fergana. She spent a lot of time with her mother at work. The woman worked in a military hospital.
During her school years, she joined the choir circle, which worked on the basis of the House of Pioneers. Bela - became the main star of the choir. From now on, not a single performance of the choir circle took place without the participation of a talented native from Ukraine.
Bela Rudenko's education
After some time, Rudenko performed the first romance. Heard, made the audience give Bela a standing ovation. The young singer only strengthened her own desire to become an opera singer with the performance of a lyrical composition. The teachers, who were also present at Bela's performance, advised her to enter the conservatory.
She went to sunny Odessa. At that time, there was one of the most worthy opera houses there. The singer decided to enter the A.V. Nezhdanova Conservatory. Bela became part of a higher educational institution.
Rudenko got into the class of Olga Blagovidova herself. The teacher bushi did not like in Bela. She taught her the main thing - to be true to her calling. Olga managed to fully reveal the full potential of Bela Rudenko's voice data.
The creative path of Bela Rudenko
On the stage of the Odessa Opera and Ballet Theater, the artist managed to perform in her student years. After graduating from the conservatory, she began working at the site of the Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theater named after T.G. Shevchenko. The audience could not take their eyes off the "Ukrainian Nightingale". She delighted the audience with her amazing lyric-coloratura soprano, seasoning her performances with excellent facial expressions and acting skills.
A year later, she won the VI World Festival of Youth and Students. Then the event was held on the territory of the capital of Russia. One of the jury members was Tito Skipa. He managed to see great potential in Rudenko. With his light hand, a new stage in the creative biography of Rudenko began. She is visiting a number of European countries for the first time.
Bela's debut performance at the Kyiv Opera and Ballet Theater took place at Rigoletto. She got the sophisticated role of Gilda. Her performance touched not only the audience, but also authoritative critics.
In one of the interviews, she said that she experienced great pleasure in the production of "War and Peace". She was responsible for her work. It was rumored that Rudenko was one of the few who really scrupulously approached their duties. Bela rehearsed a lot and suffered from the "mistakes" that, in her opinion, she made on stage.
The work of Bela Rudenko at the Bolshoi Theater
In the 70s, the artist was famous in almost every corner of the countries of the Soviet Union. A few years later, Ruslan and Lyudmila were staged at the Bolshoi Theater. The director entrusted the main role in the production to Bela Rudenko. At this time, Bela Rudenko's popularity peaked. A year later, she officially became a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. She devoted more than 10 years to this place.
"Ukrainian nightingale" glorified his name throughout the planet. Then her name and photo adorned prestigious publications. She traveled all over the world. She was especially warmly welcomed by the Japanese public. By the way, she visited this country 10 times.
In the 90s, she became the head of the Bolshoi Theater Development Fund. She retired in the mid-90s. Bela left quietly and modestly, without organizing a farewell concert. On the eve of her departure, the artist performed the role in the opera Iolanta.
Then she worked as a teacher and for 4 years led the opera troupe. From 1977 to 2017 she taught at the Moscow State P. I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory.
Bela Rudenko: details of the artist's personal life
The artist definitely enjoyed the attention of the male. Her first husband was Minister of Culture Vladimir Efremenko. Detractors said that Bela's success abroad was the merit of her husband alone. But, one way or another, the couple managed to maintain a good, warm relationship for many years.
In 1962, the family became richer by one person. Rudenko gave her husband a child. The appearance of a daughter was supposed to strengthen the union, but in reality it was not so. Bela and Vladimir, with the birth of a child, seemed to have moved away from each other, and then completely divorced.
She didn't enjoy being alone for long. Soon the woman married a man of a creative profession. The second husband of Rudenko was the composer and musician Polad Bulbul-ogly. At that time, the artist enjoyed great success with the Soviet public. His longplays sold thousands of copies. He is known to the audience for playing the role of Teymur in the film by Yuli Gusman “Do not be afraid, I am with you!”.
The couple met in the capital of Russia. The woman was 12 years older than the man. This age difference did not bother the composer. According to him, he fell in love with Rudenko at first sight. He was captivated by the woman's smile and beautiful eyes.
He courted Bela for a long time before she answered yes. He showered her with expensive gifts and attention. Soon they legalized the relationship. In the mid-70s, Rudenko became a mother for the second time - she gave birth to a son.
The mood of the soul doted on the heir and the one who gave him the happiness of becoming a father. Everything went well, they were an enviable couple, but over time, a chill began to be felt in the relationship more and more often. They soon divorced. Journalists began to publish headlines about Polad's many infidelities.
The heir to star parents tried to realize himself in the creative profession. He also had several attempts to build a business.
Death of Bela Rudenko
Ukrainian opera singer, People's Artist of the USSR Bela Rudenko has died at the age of 88. She passed away on October 13, 2021. The cause of death was a prolonged illness.
