Galina Vishnevskaya

Opera Singer, Musical Artist

1926 – 2012

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Who was Galina Vishnevskaya?

Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1966. She was also the wife of world-famous cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and mother to two daughters, Olga and Elena Rostropovich.

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Born
Oct 25, 1926
Saint Petersburg
Also known as
  • Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya
  • Galya
  • Galina Pavlovna Ivanova
  • Galina Wishnewskaya
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Children
Nationality
  • Russia
Profession
Lived in
  • Saint Petersburg
Died
Dec 11, 2012
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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