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Irina Zhurina
Irina Zhurina (russian: Ирина Михайловна Журина; born 28 August 1946) is a Russian operatic coloratura soprano. Biography Zhurina was born in Kharkov (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic). After studying singing at the Kharkov Art Institute, she joined the Kharkov Opera in 1971, where she sang the leading roles in La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, Rigoletto (opera), Rigoletto, etc. Since 1975, she had been a soloist of the opera at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. On this stage, she performed the leading opera parts composed for high soprano (lyrical coloratura soprano), such as Antonida (A Life for the Tsar), The Snow Maiden (Snegurochka), The Swan-Princess (The Tale of Tsar Saltan), Marfa (''The Tsar's Bride (opera), The Tsar's Bride''), the Queen of Shemakha/Shemakhan Tsaritsa (The Golden Cockerel), Violetta (Giuseppe Verdi, Verdi's ''La traviata'') and Rosina (''The Barber of Seville, Il Barbiere di Siviglia''). She had taken part in the Bolshoi Opera tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operatic
Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a librettist and incorporates a number of the performing arts, such as acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet. The performance is typically given in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble, which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor. Although musical theatre is closely related to opera, the two are considered to be distinct from one another. Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition. Originally understood as an entirely sung piece, in contrast to a play with songs, opera has come to include numerous genres, including some that include spoken dialogue such as ''Singspiel'' and ''Opéra comique''. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
