Irina Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano)

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Irina Bogacheva
Ирина Богачёва
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 September 2019(2019-09-19) (aged 80)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
EducationRimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory
Occupations
Organizations
Awards

Irina Petrovna Bogacheva (Russian: Ирина Петровна Богачёва, romanized: Irina Petrovna Bogachyova; 2 March 1939[1] – 19 September 2019)[2] was a Russian mezzo-soprano at the Mariinsky Theatre and a professor of voice at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Trained in Leningrad and at La Scala in Milan, she performed leading roles of the Russian and Italian repertoire at major international opera houses. Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva for her.

Life and career

Born in

Kirov Theatre, where she made her debut as Polina in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades. She performed at the Mariinsky Theatre from 1963, and also elsewhere in the Soviet Union.[3]

Bogacheva achieved a grand prize and gold medal at the international vocal competition in Rio de Janeiro in 1967,

Don Carlo, Amneris in Aida and Azucena in Il trovatore, among others. She appeared as a guest abroad, at the Opéra Bastille in Paris, the Royal Opera House in London, La Scala, and the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, among others. She toured with the Mariinsky Theatre in the U.S., Japan and Europe.[3]

Dmitry Shostakovich composed his Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva for her, which she premiered in 1973.[2]

Bogacheva lectured voice at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory from 1980, and was appointed professor in 1982. She became head of the faculty of solo singing, and initiated an international singing competition there.[1] Her students include Olga Borodina and Natalia Yevstafieva.[2] She died on 20 September 2019.[2][4]

Awards

Bogacheva achieved a grand prize and gold medal at the international vocal competition in Rio de Janeiro in 1967. She was a

State Prize of the USSR in 1974, the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1976, and became a member of the Order for Services to the Fatherland in 1984.[3] She was an honorary citizen of Saint Petersburg.[1]

Recording

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Irina Bogacheva". russia-ic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Irina Bogacheva". mariinsky-theatre.com. Mariinsky Theatre. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Irina Bogacheva". mariinsky-theatre.com. Mariinsky Theatre. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ISSN 0307-1235
    . Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Irina Bogacheva: Vocal Recital". prestomusic.com. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

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