Autograph. Heif Raphael. Handwritten homemade score for the play "Cyrano de Bergerac".

Autograph. Heif Raphael. Handwritten homemade score for the play "Cyrano de Bergerac".
Ufa, 1945, 26 p. Cover made of thick paper, ink, size 22.2 x 32 cm.

Good condition: the cover is frayed around the perimeter, traces of moisture, one sheet is cut out, on the first page a gift from the author with the following text: "Dear George Smbatovich in memory of joint work. To the companion of iron days, In the hope of Golden days. R. Heif. Ufa. 1945 20/VI.". 

[Heif Raphael Osipovich (Iosifovich) was born on November 23, 1894. Organizing Bureau of the Union of composers of the BASSR, composer. There is no exact date of death.

In General, data about the composer is extremely scarce. From famous works: "At the monument to the hero", "Battle", "Polka".

Yegiazarov Georgy Sumbatovich (9.9.1902, Tiflis — 6.4.1983, Yerevan), actor, Director. Honored worker of the ISC-in the BASSR (1944), honored artist of the BASSR (1941). 

Since 1923, he worked in theaters in Transcaucasia, Central Asia, and the Far East.

From 1937, he was an actor, in 1943-46, artistic Director, chief Director of the Russian drama theater (Ufa). First Chairman Of the Bashkir branch of the WTO (1940-46). He created a gallery of lyrical and romantic images: Ferdinand ("Treachery and love" by F. Schiller), Figaro ("the marriage of Figaro" by P. Beaumarchais), Cyrano ("Cyrano de Bergerac" by E. Rostand), Mizgir ("snow maiden" by A. N. Ostrovsky), etc.

Egiazarov's direction was characterized by pathos ("The great sovereign"by V. A. Solovyov) and emotional expressiveness ("Sonny" based on the play "My wife is a liar" by M. Mayo and M. Enneken). One of the most significant productions of the Director is the play "Salavat" by B. Bikbay.]