Tamara Ilyinichna Sinyavskaya (russian: Тамара Ильинична Синявская; born 6 July 1943, in
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
) is a Russian
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
from the
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
.
She was awarded the title of
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union.
Nomenclature and significan ...
in 1982. In 1997, planet
4981 Sinyavskaya was named in her honor.
Биография Синявской
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She was married to Soviet Azerbaijan
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i singer Muslim Magomayev.
References
External links
Sinyavskaya on the Bolshoi Theatre websiteRussian singer Tamara Sinyavskaya on YouTube (Softpanorama)Links to her CDs
1943 births
Living people
Operatic mezzo-sopranos
Russian mezzo-sopranos
Soviet women opera singers
People's Artists of the USSR
People's Artists of Azerbaijan
Singers from Moscow
Russian music educators
Women music educators
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