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Elena Obraztsova (Yelena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova) was born on 7 July, 1939 in Leningard, RSFSR, Soviet Union, is a Soviet and Russian opera singer. Discover Elena Obraztsova's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

Popular As Yelena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova
Occupation Opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 7 July 1939
Birthday 7 July
Birthplace Leningard, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 2015
Died Place Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Nationality Russia

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1939

Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova (Еле́на Васи́льевна Образцо́ва; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano.

1948

In 1948, at the age of nine, she began singing in the children's chorus of the Pioneers Palace in Leningrad.

1954

From 1954 to 1957, she studied in the Tchaikovsky musical college in Taganrog and frequently participated in concerts onstage of Taganrog Theatre.

1957

From 1957 to 1958, Obraztsova studied in Rostov-on-Don's music school.

1958

In August 1958, Obraztsova passed the examinations and became a student at the Leningrad Conservatory.

1963

In 1963 she was invited to perform in a Bolshoi Theatre production of Boris Godunov in Moscow.

Her introduction to the opera houses of Europe and the world was a recital in the Salle Pleyel in Paris.

She played many roles throughout her career, including performances under the baton of such leading conductors as Claudio Abbado and Herbert von Karajan.

1974

She strongly supported the Soviet Union, and signed a letter in 1974 denouncing Mstislav Rostropovich and Galina Vishnevskaya for their support for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Obraztsova expressed her support for the International Delphic Games.

1976

She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.

As a child, Obraztsova lived in Leningrad through the severe long siege (more than 870 days) during World War II.

She first performed in New York in 1976, in Aida, and was called a "major artist" in reviews.

1977

In December 1977 she opened the 200th opera season in La Scala singing Don Carlos's Eboli with Abbado as conductor.

1978

In 1978, she played the title role of Carmen opposite Plácido Domingo in Franco Zeffirelli's television production of the opera.

1982

She also appeared as Santuzza in Zeffirelli's film version of Cavalleria rusticana in 1982.

In her career she performed in operas with many other well-known opera singers of her generation: Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Ingvar Wixell, and appeared in Don Carlos with Domingo and Margaret Price.

1990

On 27 December 1990, she was awarded the title of the Hero of Socialist Labour (mark of distinction - "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal ), Order of Lenin by the President of USSR for her contribution to the development of Soviet Music.

2007

In June 2007, Obraztsova was appointed artistic director of opera at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.

She also trained young soloists in her own cultural center in St. Petersburg.

Obraztsova regularly appeared on stage at the Mikhailovsky in the role of the Countess in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades.

2008

In 2008, Obraztsova ended her artistic director contract with the Mikhailovsky to concentrate on the competition of her name and the recently announced project of International Academy of Music in St Petersburg.

Obraztsova remained in collaboration with the Mikhailovsky at the General Director's Artistic Advisor.

2009

On 7 July 2009, Obraztsova's 70th birthday was marked with a special program at the Mikhailovsky Theater that included ballet performances, opera arias, excerpts from films, and jazz and piano recitals.

Greetings with her signature came to the III Delphic Games 2009 in Jeju/South Korea, under the motto "In Tune with Nature", and to the IV Junior Delphic Games 2011 in Johannesburg/South Africa with their motto "Provoke, Innovate, Inspire".

She was married twice, first to Vyacheslav Makarov, a physicist, and later Algis Ziuraitis, who was a conductor at the Bolshoi.

She had a daughter, Elena, with Makarov.

2015

Obraztsova died on 12 January 2015 in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, while undergoing medical treatment.

She was 75 years old.