Rostropovich galina vishnevskaya biography

          A Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich..

          Galina Vishnevskaya

          Galina Vishnevskaya (born Leningrad, October 25, 1926 - December 11, 2012) was a Russianopera singer and recitalist.

          Birth

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          Vishnevskaya was born in Leningrad, the town which is now called St Petersburg.

          This autobiography is a luminous portrait of a Soviet artist, richly woven against the backdrop of Soviet History.

        1. This autobiography is a luminous portrait of a Soviet artist, richly woven against the backdrop of Soviet History.
        2. Galina Vishnevskaya, the great Russian diva and People's Artist of the USSR, was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) and made her debut as a soloist.
        3. A Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.
        4. The life stories of Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya could be seen as an allegory illustrating the triumph of talent and.
        5. Striking Russian opera singer and wife of Mstislav Rostropovich, she was made an 'unperson' during the Soviet era.

          6. In 1952, she won an important competition singing a song by Rachmaninoff and an aria by Verdi. She soon became a member of the famous Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

          Career

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          In 1960 she sang the part of Aïda in Aïda at the National Theatre in Sarajevo.

          In 1961, she made her first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera as Aïda and the next year she sang in the Royal Opera House in the same role. In 1964, she sang Aïda at La Scala.

          Rostropovich departed his country with one suitcase, two cello and Kuzya on a leash.

          Vishnevskaya was married to the cellistMstislav Rostropovich from 1955 until his death in 2007. Her husband, as well as being a great cellist and conductor, was also an excellent pianist and he accompanied her for her recitals.

          They were very close friends of Shostakovich and Be