Sergei Cortez
Sergei Cortez | |
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 Cortez in 2010 | |
| Born | Сярге́й Альбе́ртавіч Картэ́с 18 February 1935 San Antonio, Chile |
| Died | 26 June 2016 (aged 81) Minsk, Belarus |
| Occupation | Composer |
Sergei Cortez (Belarusian: Сярге́й Альбе́ртавіч Картэ́с, Russian: Серге́й Альбе́ртович Корте́с; 18 February 1935 – 26 June 2016) was a Belarusian composer.[1]
Cortez was born in San Antonio, Chile. He lived for most of his early life in Argentina, and emigrated with his parents to Minsk in the Byelorussian SSR in 1955 at the age of 20.[2]
Works
[edit]- One-act operas Jubilee and The Bear after stories by Anton Chekhov. The Bear was premiered by Alexander Anisimov and the Belarusian Philharmonic. Jubilee was premiered at the Moscow State Academic Chamber Musical Theatre B. A. Pokrovsky.
- Visit of the Lady «Визит дамы»
Selected filmography
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Сергей Кортес: Главное, чтобы музыка трогала сердца людей" [Sergei Cortez: Touching the people's hearts is the main thing in music] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. (biography on 75th birthday)
- ^ "Composer Sergey Cortes Died". Charter 97. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 2016 deaths
- People from Valparaíso Region
- Chilean emigrants
- Immigrants to the Soviet Union
- Belarusian classical composers
- Belarusian people of Chilean descent
- Belarusian people of Russian descent
- Chilean people of Russian descent
- Soviet male classical composers
- Male classical composers
- 20th-century classical composers
- 20th-century male musicians
- Recipients of the Byelorussian SSR State Prize