Alla BaJanova: In Monte-Carlo our family spent the night in a public garden.
Alla BaJanova: In Monte-Carlo our family spent the night in a public garden.
Imagine the overflowed hall of smart restaurant
"Kazbek", opening in Paris. In a hall the sea of colours and
Champagne, hundreds candles burn, is dazzling brilliants sparkle
On ladies. The musical program begins. After a Charleston,
Acrobatics, Gipsy singing in a hall between little tables appears
The blind aged man of powerful addition leaning against a staff. It
The fragile boy conducts. They slowly go to a scene. There
The boy-guide sets the aged man at the scenery representing a log hut,
And itself has a seat at his feet. The musical introduction, and a hall is distributed
Fills surprising on beauty a baritone of the aged man deducing:
"There were twelve robbers, there was a Kudejar-ataman." This ballad sang
Father Alla Bajanovoj - Nikolay Levitsky, and in image
The boy-guide there was Alla. - how much years have passed, and I to
This time I can not forget that evening my debut, - speaks nowadays already
The well-known performer of romances Alla Bajanova, with which we
We talk in its small cosy flat in one of lanes
Old Arbata. - Me was during that time of only 9 years. I was
The thin girl, moreover postrizhena under a pot, therefore it is easy
Created an image of Russian country fellow. "It is necessary to the child
To study, instead of to sing in a night cabaret in nine years ", - it is strict
My mum spoke. Also it was, of course, right. But I too wanted
To act, too wished to imitate the daddy - to the magnificent singer.
From it have got to me both musicality, and that timbre of a voice,
Which so involves till now my listeners.
Alla Nikolaevna has stretched me an ancient photo of the father -
Handsome man, the aristocrat, the actor. However, last two words in
Years of its youth were not so combined with each other. Therefore
The councillor of state, the father of the girl with which Nikolay has fallen in love
Levitsky, was resolute against its marriage on the daughter.
However Nikolay has decided to devote itself to opera art. It has convinced
The father to release it to Rome to comprehend secrets of Italian
belkanto. Nikolay's parents too were against its marriage,
Considering, that, not being engaged in an economy in a manor, but only
"Wriggling" on a scene, it cannot contain a family. Obstacles,
As is known, only kindle love. And having returned from Italy,
The cook (so called its house) has led business resolutely. Having hidden for
Private residence corner a quick three of horses, it has come on the secret
Appointment to the liked. And when it which have been wrapped up in a shawl, furtively
Has appeared on a balcony of the second floor, has substituted to it hands, calling in
The embraces. So enamoured have appeared together and have dashed away in the long
Joint life which has lasted almost half a century. - as mine
Parents got on - the mind boggles! - Alla continues
Nikolaevna. - they were absolutely different. The father - the player, the reveller,
The fan of women. If not mum who was constraining and
organizujushchim the beginning in our family, we would be absolutely poor.
The daddy there and then aspired to spend the earned money on
Any trifles or to dissipate. But in all the rest it was
The miracle is simple: talented, generous, kind. And even when in
Monte-Carlo our family has been compelled to stay the night in a public garden, so
As money for hotel it has not appeared, we with mum could not on it
To become angry. - all know about your friendship with the known singer of Russian
Abroad Peter Leshchenko. You were connected only by friendship or more
Romantic relations? - I am curious.
- Only friendship and joint performances. We is frequent with it sang
Duet. It was the charming person with magnificent manners. It
Possessed a smart baritone of a refined timbre. And here
Romantic relations at me were with the head of an orchestra
Peter Leshchenko - George Ipsilanti. It also became my first husband.
We have left it because of my parents. They for some reason both at once
Have been incited against it. And as I idolised the
Parents eventually their point of view has won. Meanwhile
George without any exaggeration was the outstanding musician, and I
Very many at it has learnt. With second husband Alla
Bajanova has met in Bessarabia where they from France have moved
All family. The husband, Stefan, was very formed person,
Has ended Oxford. A newly-married couple in French, so communicated
As Romanian Alla then yet did not know. Near Bucharest at Stefana
There was a manor. - I have arrived to this manor, is perfect anything about
Rural life not knowing, - the singer recollects. - the husband has yielded
To me, to the townswoman, a dry kernel also has suggested to plant it. I
Has planted a sunflower seed, began to water it, and has soon arisen from
The earths a sprout. It was surprising, after all I have given a life to another
To being. Then this sprout has turned in wonderful fasolku. With
That time live and defenceless I concern all very quiveringly.
Those years Alla Nikolaevne had to leave the artistic
Activity. Affairs in an estate have been started. It was necessary to it
To put a manor in order. With laughter she recollects, how the husband,
That servants obeyed the young spouse is better, has written to it on
To piece of paper the French letters some the Romanian words. It them
Has learnt and as soon as said, servants for some reason at once
Became more quick-witted and is quicker. As it was then found out, it
Were very much zaboristye expressions from not standard Romanian
Lexicon.
- To tell the truth, it were happy years! - admits
Bajanova. - after all earlier the aktersko-emigrant share did not allow
To me to have the constant house, and here I at last have found it. To these
Time I remember, that in a manor there were 19 horses, 16 oxen and 300 hectares
Arable lands. I have written out black-and-white cows of breed pinskau, extraordinary
udojnyh, and mine belmer (that is the mother-in-law in Russian) has presented to me
Two charming jorkshirskih pigs - the boy and the girl.
The girl called Maritsa, and she everywhere ran for me, as a doggie.
Pigs the cleverest and clean animals. All bad, that about them
Speak, - the bald lie! I adored to work in a stable, together with
With servants fed and cleaned horses. And when went on a manor, for
Me the whole procession followed: first of all Maritsa, then
Five-six dogs, and the old she-ass Attracting brought up the rear,
Which to work we any more did not force. During war to Alla
Declared: to you in a manor on selhozraboty will send prisoners of war.
For it it was a holiday: after all will arrive, Russian! It of all
Servants has put on ears, together with them has brushed thoroughly taken away for
Captured fligilek, has made a magnificent dinner. When them have brought,
Emaciated, wildish, they long could not believe in the kind
Intentions of the mistress. Them have excellent fed, and she declared
Two-day rest, and then has distributed job. Soon captured
poobvyklis, worked very well. And in the evenings they together sang
Russian songs. These "concerts" collected peasants with all okrugi.
But even prior to the beginning of war the husband even more often began to leave to Bucharest, where,
As on it have there and then reported, it had a mistress. - and you
Have left? - I have asked.
- No. I have quickly understood, that the wife always should excuse changes
The husband. Men are not created to sit all life near
One skirt. After the first change I, of course, terribly was angry.
Having thrown everything, has dashed away to mum. Has burst out crying at it on a shoulder, say,
I give all forces to an economy, and it, the bastard, in Bucharest is dragged
With any! Mum has wiped to me tears, and at us the long has taken place
Conversation. It has learnt me to that flexibility which it is obligatory
The wise wife should possess. I have returned to a manor where waited for me
The shivering husband, after all it knew, that I in a course of its adventures. But I
Was with it very tender, and any time we lived very much
Happily. Before its following change, after which I any more
Has gone to mum. - and how to you was in Romania at CHaushesku? -
I have translated conversation to other subject. - it is very uneasy. Bucharest to
Its coming to power was the charming city full of greens and
Beautiful ancient residences. And CHaushesku them for some reason especially
Has taken a dislike, having started to destroy one behind another. Though at meetings it
Also it kissed the Soviet heads, but to me and it
Officials treated coldly, said, that from me far off
Bears Russia. For them I was "rusojka". And I also did not hide, that
All life aspired to Russia which immensely I like. To me and the father
Always spoke, meaning my creativity, that only in Russia
Me will understand really. But simple people in Romania accepted
Me it is good, and my concert activity was under construction the main thing
In the image at the "left" concerts which were arranged around
Then Romanian State concert. It somehow allowed to reduce
The ends with the ends that was very important as on hands at me
There were already very grown old and sick parents. In the late eighties
Before the unknown person in Russia Bajanova is literally from the first concerts
Has subdued the Native land where at last has returned. Alla Nikolaevna to
This time conducts active concert activity, though to it
88 years were executed. In repertoire of the singer more than three hundred songs and
Romances. These are refined "Chrysanthemums" and "Ah, these black eyes",
Reckless "Bublichki" and "CHubchik kucherjavyj", immortal "Eyes
Black "and songs of 40-50th years. It is so much years them sings, and spectators all
Cry out them from a hall, ask to repeat again and fill up
The actress colours. And Bajanova it is valid very Russian singer.
If will go on its concert remember, that from all colours on
Light she most of all likes camomiles, especially field.
Tatyana TORGASHOVA.
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//* an information Source: the Parliamentary newspaper, 25.05.02]
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