Russia's famed mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova dies at 75January 13, 2015 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia's famed mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who has performed at the world's top opera houses, died Monday, Jan 12 at age 75, the Associated Press reports. Obraztsova's cultural foundation said in a statement that she died of cardiac arrest at a clinic in Germany, but didn't provide further details. Born in Leningrad, Obraztsova as a child survived the devastating Nazi siege of the city during World War II. In 1963, she debuted in Moscow's Bolshoi Theater as Marina Mnisek in "Boris Godunov." She performed at many stages worldwide, including La Scala in Milan, the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Royal Opera House in London. Her parts included Azucena in Verdi's "Il Trovatore;" Dalila in Saint-Saens' "Samson et Dalila;" and Amneris in Verdi's "Aida." She made her Met debut as Amneris in 1976 and sang her final performance in Prokofiev's "War and Peace" in 2002. Russian President Vladimir Putin sent condolences to Obraztsova's family. The singer will be buried at Moscow's Novodevichy cemetery on Thursday. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |