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Irina Bogacheva

Opera singer (1939-2019) · Russia · On the map · Musicians · Died at 80

Irina Petrovna Bogacheva 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.

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Awards

USSR State Prize
People's Artist of the USSR
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class
Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of Honour
People's Artist of the RSFSR
Merited Artist of the RSFSR
Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR
Golden Mask
Honorary Citizen of Saint Petersburg
Honorary Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR

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Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva for her.

Country
Russia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 2019 · aged 80

The same award as Irina

Tamara MilashkinaBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRViktor TretiakovBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRMurad KajlayevBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRDmitri KitayenkoBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRValery GavrilinBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSRAlexander SvechnikovBoth received Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR