Irina Bogacheva (mezzo-soprano)

Irina Bogacheva
Irina Bogacheva
Ирина Богачёва
Born	Irina Petrovna Bogacheva; 2 March 1939; Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	19 September 2019 (aged 80); Saint Petersburg, Russia
Education	Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory
Occupations	Operatic mezzo-soprano; Academic teacher;
Organizations	Mariinsky Theatre; Saint Petersburg Conservatory;
Awards	People's Artist of the USSR; State Prize of the USSR; State Prize of the Russian Federation;

Irina Petrovna Bogacheva (Russian: Ирина Петровна Богачёва, romanized: Irina Petrovna Bogachyova; 2 March 1939 – 19 September 2019) was a Russian mezzo-soprano at the Mariinsky Theatre and a professor of voice at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Trained in Leningrad and at La Scala in Milan, she performed leading roles of the Russian and Italian repertoire at major international opera houses. Dmitri Shostakovich composed his Six Poems by Marina Tsvetayeva for her.

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