Roman Irinarkhovich Tikhomirov (russian: Роман Иринархович Тихомиров) (1915-1984) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter. In 1973, he was awarded the title of

People’s Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (russian: Народный артист РСФСР, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orche ...

Biography

Roman Tikhomirov was born in 1915 in

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. As a young man, he entered the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (violin class), and graduated from it in 1941. He then continued his studies, and, in 1945, he graduated from the conductor class of the same conservatory. In parallel with his studies at the Conservatory, he worked as an assistant director on Sergei Gerasimov’s ''

The New Teacher The New Teacher (russian: Учитель, Uchitel) is a 1939 Soviet comedy drama film directed by Sergey Gerasimov. Plot A story about a young teacher who came to work in his native village, where he managed to win universal recognition and gai ...

'', Ya. Protazanov’s ''

Nasreddin in Bukhara ''Nasreddin in Bukhara'' (russian: Насреддин в Бухаре, Nasreddin v Bukhare) is a 1943 Soviet comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov, based on the novel by Leonid Solovyov ''Disturber of the Peace'' about Nasreddin. Plot Nasreddi ...

'', and Mikhail Romm’s ''Man No. 217''. His first opera production was the play “The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids” by M. Koval (Conservatory Opera Studio). Starting in 1948, he was Head of the Department of Musical Theaters and Director of the All-Union House of Folk Art named at the Committee on Arts of the USSR. In 1951 he made his debut on the professional stage at the

Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 90 ...

(“

May Night ''May Night'' ( rus, Майская ночь, Mayskaya noch ) is a comic opera in three acts, four scenes, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov from a libretto by the composer and is based on Nikolai Gogol's story "May Night, or the Drowned Maiden", from hi ...

” by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov). In 1952–1956, he was the chief director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. In 1957-1959 he was the artistic director of the Central Television. In 1958, his first film as a director and screenwriter, ''Eugene Onegin'', was released. Starting in 1960, he was the chairman of the artistic council of the creative association of television films attached to

Mosfilm Mosfilm (russian: Мосфильм, ''Mosfil’m'' ) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output inclu ...

film studio. In 1958–1962, he was a director at

Lenfilm Lenfilm (russian: link=no, Ленфильм) is a Russian production company with its own film studio located in Saint Petersburg (the city was called Leningrad from 1924 to 1991, thus the name). It is a corporation with its stakes shared betwe ...

. In 1962–1977, he was the chief director of the Leningrad Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater.

Selected filmography

* 1958 — ''Eugene Onegin'' *1959 — '' Morning Star'' * 1960 — ''The Queen of Spades'' * 1963 — '' The Serf Actress'' *1965 — '' When the Song Does Not End'' * 1969 — ''Prince Igor''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tikhomirov, Roman 1915 births 1984 deaths Soviet film directors Soviet screenwriters 20th-century screenwriters People's Artists of the RSFSR Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni