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Soviet and Russian opera singer
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2022-10-01 12:00:09
On this day in 1976 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova made her first Metropolitan Opera appearance as part of the “Met Marathon” fundraising gala.
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2021-03-20 19:41:27
Covid claims a great Russian bass
The powerful bass Evgeny Nesterenko has died in Vienna, from the effects of Covid-19. His family reported the death to Tass via the Elena Obraztsova Foundation. He was 83. Nesterenko joined the Leningrad Kirov Theatre (now the Mariinsky) in 1967 and was poached four years later by the Bolshoi, where he sang 80 roles over […]
2020-07-07 12:00:34
Born on this day in 1939 mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova.
2019-05-28 03:30:00
Tchaikovsky - Pique Dame
Piotr Ilich Tchaikovski (1840 - 1893) Vladimir Atlantov, Julia Varady, Elena ShemchukElena Obraztsova, Alexander Voroshilo, Bodo BrinkmannChor der Bayerischen Staatsoper Bayerisches Staatsorchester, dir: Algis ShuraitisOrfeo d'Or (2011) C811112I Stereo 2 CD ADD ( excellent sound)Live recording, Bayerische Staatsoper, November, 24 1984[cue & flac, cover, inlays, booklet & disc scans] For me this is one the best operas published by Orfeo. I love Pique Dame and I found everything is in it right place here, particularly the extraordinary performances of Atlantov as the passionate and tormented Hermann and Varady as the incandescent, emotional and desperate Lisa In my humble opinion this is one of her best roles. Simply amazing.Review"In contrast to Eugene Onegin, Tchaikovsky’s other operas have led something of a shadowy existence in the repertoire. Only his penultimate music drama The Queen of Spades (also after Alexander Pushkin) can claim to look back on a continuous performing tradition in recent decades. In 1984 […]
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