Sona Mustafayeva

Sona Ayyub gizi Mustafayeva (Baghirova) (, 22 June 1916 – 1999) was an Azerbaijani vocalist-actress. She was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Biography Sona Mustafayeva was born on 22 June 1916 in Baku. From 1930 she performed as a soloist at the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater.

Mustafayeva, who had a lyric soprano voice, helped the troupe for about a year by invitation when the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy began operating as an independent theater in 1938. Here she performed the parts of Gulchohra and Gulnaz (Arshin Mal Alan and Mashadi Ibad by Uzeyir Hajibeyov).

Main roles Role Opera Author(s) Nigar Koroghlu Uzeyir Hajibeyov Gulchohra Arshin Mal Alan Uzeyir Hajibeyov Gulnaz Mashadi Ibad Uzeyir Hajibeyov Aghja giz Ashig Garib Zulfugar Hajibeyov Gulzar Shah Ismayil Muslim Magomayev Nargiz and Naznaz Nargiz Muslim Magomayev Dilbar Vatan Gara Garayev and Jovdat Hajiyev Shirin Khosrov and Shirin Niyazi Rana Nizami Afrasiyab Badalbeyli Durna Durna Suleyman Rustam and Said Rustamov