Irina Zhurina [SEP] date of birth
Irina Zhurina
Irina Zhurina (; born 28 August 1946) is a Russian operatic coloratura soprano.
Biography.
Zhurina was born in Kharkiv (Ukraine). After studying singing at the Kharkiv Art Institute, she joined the Kharkiv Opera in 1971, where she sang the leading roles in La Traviata, Lucia di Lammermoor, 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 (
, Yurlov Academic Choir, Aleksandr Arkhipov (Kastchey), Irina Zhurina (Tsarevna), Nina Terentyeva (Kashcheyevna), Vladislav Verestnikov (Ivan Korolevich) and Vladimir Matorin (Storm-Bogatïr).
Sources.
- Academic Junior Music College (Moscow Conservatory), Faculty biography: Irina Zhurina (in Russian)
- Dyer, Richard, "Extra Concert is a Poignant Addition", "Boston Globe", 2 April 1988
- Klimov, Pyotr Liner Notes: "Boris Tchaikovsky – Song-Cycles and