3 quotes by Galina Vishnevskaya (1926-2012), Russian (Opera Singer (soprano))

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Galina Vishnevskaya

Wanting to be understood by an audience that didn't know Russian, I tried to paint musical pictures by emphasizing the phrasing, using voice color more boldly, and varying the shade and nuance.

Galina Vishnevskaya

The major newspapers simply stopped writing about me, and my voice could no longer be heard on radio or television.

Galina Vishnevskaya

The friendship of Shostakovich cast a brilliant light over my whole life and whose spiritual qualities captured my soul once and for all time.

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Galina Vishnevskaya

Born: October 25, 1926
Died: December 11, 2012
Nationality: Russian
Profession: Opera Singer (soprano)

Biography

Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966. She was the wife of cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and mother to their two daughters, Olga and Elena Rostropovich.

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GALINA VISHNEVSKAYA

(Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya)