Historical FigureFemale
Galina Višněvskaja
1926 – 2012
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGalina 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 25, 1926
Saint Petersburg
Date of death
December 11, 2012
Moscow
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia
Occupations & fields
actoropera singermusic educatorbiographerdiaristtheatre director
Awards & honours
Commander of the Legion of HonourPeople's Artist of the USSROrder of LeninOfficer of Arts and LettersMedal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Field and occupation
- ruská operní pěvkyně (1926—2012)
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