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Elena Obraztsova
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Soviet and Russian opera singer (1939–2015)
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Elena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova (1939–2015) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, opera singer, and music educator. Born in Saint Petersburg, she studied at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and later served as an employee of the Moscow Conservatory. Her professional roles also included actor and musician, with performance genres spanning opera and romance.
Obraztsova received several state honors, including the Order of Lenin, the Hero of Socialist Labour title, the People's Artist of the USSR designation, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. She died of cancer in Leipzig in 2015 and was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.
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Film & TV
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.
Known for
- Elena Obraztsova. Goodbye Queen! — Herself (archive)2015
- War and Peace — Maria Dmitrievna Akhrosimova2000
- The Three Sopranos - Gala Performance with Renata Scotto, Ileana Cotrubas and Elena Obraztsova — Self1990
- More Than Love — Self1989
- Merry Widow — Ганна Главари1984
- Cavalleria rusticana — Santuzza1982
- Carmen — Carmen1978
- New Year's Abduction — Obraztsova1970
- The Great Singers of Russia - Volume 2 — self
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Russia
- Active from
- 1939
- Active to
- 2015
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,168
- Total plays
- 5,455
Tags
Elena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova (Russian: Елена Васильевна Образцова) (born July 7, 1939 in Leningrad, Soviet Union; died Germany, 12 January 2015) is a Russian mezzo-soprano, widely recognised as one of the greatest opera singers of all time, thanks to her outstanding stage presence and the vocal abilities. As a child Obraztsova lived in Leningrad through the long siege (August 1941-January 1943) during World War II. In 1954-1957 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Elena+Obraztsova">Read more on La
Key facts
- Born
- Yelena Vasilyevna Obraztsova , ( 1939-07-07 ) July 7, 1939, Leningrad , RSFSR , Soviet Union
- Died
- 12 January 2015 (2015-01-12) (aged 75), Leipzig , Saxony , Germany
- Occupation
- Opera singer ( mezzo-soprano )
- Awards
- Hero of Socialist Labour
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eliena/Jelena/Yelena
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Leipzig
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Employer
- Moscow Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- romance
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.obraztsova.org
- Image
- Elena Obraztsova cropped.jpg
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
Show 9 more facts
- date of death
- 2015-01-12
- Commons category
- Elena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova
- date of birth
- 1937-07-07
- place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Елена Васильевна Образцова
- name in native language
- Елена Васильевна Образцова
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova (Russian: Еле́на Васи́льевна Образцо́ва, IPA: [ɪ̯ɪˈlʲenə vɐˈsʲilʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɐbrɐˈstsovə]; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano. She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.
Life
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