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Natalia Troitskaya
Natalia Leonidovna Troitskaya (russian: Наталья Леонидовна Троицкая; 1951 – 9 April 2006) was a Russian operatic soprano who had a major international career during the 1980s and early 1990s. She particularly excelled in the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi. Among her signature roles were Tatyana in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ''Eugene Onegin (opera), Eugene Onegin'' and the title heroines in Verdi's ''Aida'', Puccini's ''Manon Lescaut'', and Puccini's ''Tosca''. She was a frequent partner of Plácido Domingo during the 1980s and also sang opposite other great artists like Montserrat Caballé, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Luciano Pavarotti. Biography Born in Belgrade, Troitskaya's father was a professional violinist and her mother was a concert pianist. She studied voice for six years in Moscow and Belgrade and won singing competitions in Toulouse, Vercelli, and Barcelona. She made her professional opera debut in 1981 as Elisabetta di Valois at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opera
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
