Fotima Borukhova

Fotima Borukhova was born on 9 November 1916. In 1930, she began her scenic activity in the Andijan and Drama Music Theater, and from 1935, she was a soloist of the Tashkent Opera and Ballet Theater named after Alisher Navoi. == Career ==

In 1937, Borukhova participated in the first Decade of the Arts of Uzbekistan in Moscow. Borukhova's other parts include: Parts: Leili ("Leili and Majnun" by Reinhold Glière and Tolibjon Sadikov), Akzhunus ("Yor-Targyn" by Yevgeny Brusilovsky), Shirin ("Farhad and Shirin" by Viktor Uspensky and Georgy Mushel), Polina, Nyanya ("The Queen of Spades", "Eugene Onegin"), Fortune Teller ("Almast" by Alexander Spendiaryan) and others. Katta ashula genre takes origins in ancient folk-ritual chants and songs of “praise”. In 1940–1942, Borukhova studied in Uzbek opera studio at Moscow conservatory. In 1941, when German forces approached Moscow, Borukhova was a part of the front-line concert brigade: she spoke in front of the soldiers leaving for battle and in front of the wounded in hospitals near Moscow. In 1979, Borukhova ended her creative career at the Opera and Ballet Theater, however she remained active and participated in the evening of friendship organized by Bukhara-Jewish community as a guest of honor. Fotima Borukhova died in August 2009 at the age of 93. == Awards ==

Fotima Borukhova was awarded two Orders of the Red Banner, a title of an Honored Artist of Uzbekistan (1942) and a People's Artist (1950). ==See also==