In Irkutsk, Dmitry Valentinovich Skorobegov will be farewelled, a man whose name is linked to the history of two leading theaters in the city. He headed the N. P. Okhlopkov Drama Theater and the Musical Theater, and also created the Musical Theater museum and wrote a book about its history. The civil memorial service will be held on January 14, 2013, in the funeral hall at 118 Baikalskaya Street.
Dmitry Valentinovich Skorobegov.Dmitry Valentinovich inscribed his name in the history of two leading theaters of Irkutsk. From 1982 to 1986, he was the director of the N. P. Okhlopkov Drama Theater, and from 1986 to 1993 and from 1995 to 1998, he was the director of the Musical Theater.
He was born on February 3, 1932, in Leningrad. He graduated from the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute (1955) and the Lunacharsky Moscow Institute of Theater Arts (1964). He worked as the director of the Rubtsovsk Drama Theater and as the first deputy head of the Department of Culture of the Altai Regional Executive Committee (1972-1980).
Dmitry Valentinovich is the creator of the Musical Theater museum and the author of the book “Essays on the History of the Irkutsk Musical Theater.” At his initiative, the Regional Public Organization of Veterans of Culture, Art, and Cinema was created, in which he served as chairman of the Council for four years.
The civil memorial service will take place on January 14, 2013, from 12:00 to 13:00
in the funeral hall at: 118 Baikalskaya St.