Tamara Nizhnikova

Tamara Nikolayevna Nizhnikova was a Soviet and Belarusian opera singer and teacher. She has been described as "a stalwart of the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus". She was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, the Order of Friendship of Peoples, and the Order of Francysk Skaryna, and named a People's Artist of the USSR. The Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus performed The Barber of Seville in her honour in 2025.