Galina Vishnevskaya with Mstislav Rostropovich

The Russian soprano Galina Vishnevskaya (Гали́на Па́вловна Вишне́вская) (born 25 October 1926) is well-known opera singer and recitalist. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 558 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 2785 pixel, file size: 483 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Galina Vishnevskaya ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 558 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2592 × 2785 pixel, file size: 483 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Galina Vishnevskaya ... Look up soprano in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy. ...

Vishnevskaya was born in Leningrad. She made her professional stage debut in 1944 singing operetta. After a year learning with Vera Nikolayeva, she won a competition held by Bolshoi (with Rachmaninov's song "O, Do Not Grieve" and Verdi's "O patria mia" from "Aida") in 1952. In the next year, she became a member of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... VERDI is an acronym for the Italian unification movement, named after the composer Giuseppe Verdi (ardent supporter of the movement) VERDI stands for Vittorio Emmanuelle, Re D Italia (Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy) Categories: Historical stubs ... Theatre Square in Moscow. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ...

In 1960 (May 9th), she made her first appearance in Sarajevo at National Theatre as Aida. In 1961, Vishnevskaya made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Aida; the following year she made her debut at the Royal Opera House with the same role. For her La Scala debut in 1964, she sang Liù in Turandot, opposite Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli. The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, seen from Lincoln Center Plaza A full house at the old Metropolitan Opera House, seen from the rear of the stage, at the Metropolitan Opera House for a concert by pianist Józef Hofmann, November 28, 1937. ... The Floral Hall of the Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House is a performing arts venue in London. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan, by night. ... Original Turandot poster For the opera by Ferruccio Busoni, see Turandot (Busoni). ... Birgit Nilsson Birgit Nilsson (May 17, 1918 – December 25, 2005) was a Swedish soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works. ... Franco Corelli. ...

In addition to the roles in the Russian operatic repertoire, Vishnevskaya has also sung Violetta, Tosca, Cio-cio-san, Leonore (Fidelio), and Cherubino. Fidelio (Op. ...

Vishnevskaya has been married to the cellist Mstislav Rostropovich since 1955; they perform together regularly (he on piano). Both of them had been friends with Shostakovich, and they two made an electrifying recording of his opera "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" for EMI after they left the Soviet Union and Shostakovich's death. The violoncello, almost always abbreviated to cello, or cello (the c is pronounced as the ch in cheese), is a bowed stringed instrument, the lowest-sounding member of the violin family. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, born March 27, 1927), affectionately known as Slava, is a Russian and American cellist and conductor, considered by some to be one of the greatest cellists ever. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich   (Russian: , Dmitrij Dmitrievič Å ostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is an English music company comprising the major record company, EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

In 1974, they left the Soviet Union and eventually settled in the United States. In 1987, she directed Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar’s Bride in Washington, D.C. Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: , Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolay, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 6 (O.S. March 18), 1844 – June 8 (O.S. June 21) 1908) was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a teacher of harmony and... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D...

In 1984, Vishnevskaya published a memoir, Galina: A Russian Story.

In 2002, Galina Vishnevskaya opened her own opera theater in Moscow: The Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center. Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Center