Mihai Timofti
Background information
Birth nameMihail Timofti
Born(1948-09-19)19 September 1948
Chisinau, Moldovan SSR, USSR
Died10 November 2023(2023-11-10) (aged 75)
Chisinau, Moldova
GenresOpera, operetta, musical, drama, film
Occupation(s)Director, actor, musician, professor
Instrument(s)Clarinet, piano, flute, piccolo, trumpet, saxophone
Years active1965–2023
Websitewww.METimofti.com

Mihai Timofti (19 September 1948 – 10 November 2023) was a Moldovan theatre and film director, actor, multi-instrumentalist musician, professor, screenwriter, writer, and composer from Chisinau. Held an honorary title of "Master of Arts".

Biography

In 1965 he started his activity in the popular theatre "Contemporanul" (Art Director was the playwright Mr G.Timofte), where he appeared for the first time on the stage performing the leading part in the comedy of Mr G. Timofte "The Dreams and Troubles".

In 1967, he graduated from the E.Coca Musical School (now it is the Ch. Porumbescu Lyceum), the clarinet class and piano. At the Moscow Festival of the Popular Theatres in 1967 Mihai Timofti was awarded two gold medals for the leading part in the comedy "The Dreams and Troubles" and for the music written to this play.

In 1971, he graduated from the G. Musicescu State Conservatoire (the faculty of Director of Drama).

From 1971 to 1981, he worked at the Moldova Film Studio. He turned out about 40 documentary and short musical films.

In 1985, he took an external degree of the N. Rimsky – Korsakov Leningrad (St. Petersburg) State Conservatoire, the faculty of Director of Opera.

From 1993, Timofti was a citizen of Romania. He died in Chisinau on 10 November 2023, at the age of 75.[1]

Awards

In 2007, M. Timofti was awarded the honorary title of "Master of Arts".[2] On 25 March 2019, he was awarded the "Eugene Ureche" Award at the UNITEM 2019 Prize Gala, 18th Edition.[3]

Repertory

Director (performances)

(From 1971 to 1981: Mihai Timofti turned out about 40 documentary and short musical films.)

Actor

Scenarist

  • The Musical "Fantasy of Christmas"
  • The Operetta Evening – "The Ball – Surprise"
  • Theatrical Concert “Dor de Eminescu” (English: Longing for Eminescu)

Composer

  • The Musical "The Dreams and Troubles"

Selected performances

Orenburg Theatre of Musical Comedy (Director, 1984–1985)

Saransk Musical Theatre (Head Director, 1986–1988)

  • "The king of Waltz" by J. Strauss
  • The Comic Opera "Dorothea" by T. Hrennikov
  • "Donna Lucia" by O. Feltsman

Tomsk Musical Theatre (Director, 1989–1990)

  • "The Treasure of Captain Flint" by B. Saveliev
  • "Dorothea" by T. Hrennikov

National Theatre of Opera and Ballet "Maria Bieşu" (Director and actor, 1990–2014)

  • 1990 – "An Ugly Duckling” children’s opera by I. Kovach
  • 1991 – The Operetta Evening – “ The Ball – Surprise ” (the scenario written by Mihai Timofti)
    • The Operetta "The Story of the Lead Soldier" by D. Capoianu (National Opera and Ballet "Oleg Danovski", Constanta, Romania)
  • 1992 – The Operetta “Mademoiselle Nitouche” by F. Hervé (The Musical Theatre, Galats, Romania)
  • 1993 – The Opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” by Donizetti, The children’s opera “Peter Pan”
  • 1996 – The Musical “ Fantasy of Christmas ” (the scenario written by Mihai Timofti)
  • 1997 – The Opera “Carmen” by G. Bizet
  • 2005 – The Opera “Aida” by G. Verdi
  • 2006 – The Operetta “Die Fledermaus” by J. Strauss (English Version) (Director and the role of Frosch: Mihai Timofti)[4]
  • 2012 – Theatrical Concert “Dor de Eminescu” (English: Longing for Eminescu) (the scenario written by Mihai Timofti)
  • 2013 – The Operetta “Die Fledermaus” by J. Strauss (Romanian Version) (Director and the role of Frosch: Mihai Timofti)[6]
  • 2014 – "An Ugly Duckling” children’s opera by I. Kovach

Tours

Russia, Spain, Ireland, Great Britain, Romania, Portugal, Germany, and Switzerland.

References

  1. ↑ "Ушел из жизни режиссер, актер, музыкант Михаил Тимофти". NOI. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mihai Timofti - Master of Arts". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Award presentation the "Eugene Ureche" Award at the UNITEM 2019 Prize Gala, 18th Edition(in Romanian)
  4. ↑ Mihai Timofti - Frosch
  5. ↑ Mihai Timofti - Njegus (in Russian)
  6. ↑ Mihai Timofti - Frosch (Romanian version) (in Romanian)
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