Elena Obraztsova died

Today, January 12, at the age of 75, the opera singer died, Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo-soprano.

“Elena Vasilievna died in Germany,” Irina Chernova, director of the cultural center of Elena Obraztsova, told TASS . In Germany, the singer was treated.

Elena Vasilievna Obraztsova was born in 1939 in Leningrad. She began to sing at five, studied at a music school. P.I. Tchaikovsky and at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1962, she won the first prize at the All -Union contest of vocalists. M.I. Glinka. Another student in 1963 debuted on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater, fulfilling the party of Marina Mnishek at the opera of the Mussorgsky Boris Godunov.

En In 1975, in Spain, its performance Carmen was recognized as the best in the world.

In 1973-1994, Elena Obraztsova taught at the Moscow Conservatory, in 1984 she became a professor. In 2007-2008, she headed the opera troupe of the Mikhailovsky Theater. The singer’s repertoire included 86 parties in classical and modern operas, Russian folk songs, ancient romances, jazz compositions. In December 2013, Elena Obraztsova celebrated the 50th anniversary of her creative activity on the historical stage of the Bolshoi Theater.

In St. Petersburg, the singer led the cultural center, named after her name. In November 2014, the International Creative School of Vocal Mastery of Elena Obraztsova began work .