Sergey Alimpiev

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Sergey Alimpiev
Сергей Алимпиев
Alimpiev as Mr X
Alimpiev as Mr X
Background information
Birth nameSergey Viktorovich Alimpiev
Born(1958-09-22)22 September 1958
Rasskazovo, Tambov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR
Died18 December 2005(2005-12-18) (aged 47)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationsSinger, actor
Years active1984—2005

Sergey Viktorovich Alimpiev (Russian: Сергей Викторович Алимпиев; September 22, 1958, Rasskazovo, Tambov Oblast — December 18, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian operetta artist, soloist of Moscow Operetta Theater [ru][1] in 1984,[2] Honored Artist of Russia (1998).[3]

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He graduated from the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts with a degree in Actor of Musical Theater.[4]

In 1990, together with the speaker of the Soviet Central Television Marina Burtseva was the host of the Yalta's Vocal Competition.[5]

He executed the leading roles in Kalman's operetta operas,[6] The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein by Offenbach, The Grooms by Isaac Dunaevsky, Strauss's Die Fledermaus, Lehar's Merry Widow.[7] Sergey Alimpiev's heroes are always more restrained than frank. But hands and give out this tender, vulnerable, thin soul.[8]

He was sick with AIDS.[9][10] The disease struck the singer literally in a year, and he had to be hospitalized. He died in December 2005 from hepatitis.[9]

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