KHABIBULLIN, Gabdrakhman (Gabdurakhman) Suleymanovich

KHABIBULLIN, Gabdrakhman (Gabdurakhman) Suleymanovich (7.1.1903, Tomsk — 19.9.1969, Ufa), Singer (bass). People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1955) and BASSR (1947), Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1949) and BASSR (1942). Awarded with the Order of Lenin (1955), Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour (1955). After graduating from the Bashk. Studio at Moscow Conservatory (1938) until 1963, he worked as a soloist at Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre. An outstanding singer, one of the founders of the Bashk. opera art, the master of Bashk. vocal performance. He possessed a flexible expressive voice and a bright acting gift.