• This page is dedicated to the great Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova, who has been my favourite opera singer for more than 40 years now.
  • Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova (Russian: Елена Васильевна Образцова, IPA: [ɪɪˈlʲenə vɐˈsʲilʲɪɪvnə ɐbrɐˈstsovə]; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015)...
  • ELENA OBRAZTSOVA is the first Russian singer since Fyodor Chaliapin to become one of opera’s greatest stars.
  • In 1999 Elena Obraztsova debuted on the stage of a dramatical theater in the play Antonio von Elba of Renato Mainardi.
  • FULL 9th UK Russian Song Festival & Contest (Opera Gala, dedicated to Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Elena Obraztsova) London 2018.
  • Read more about Elena Obraztsova GRAMMY History and other GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated artists on GRAMMY.com.
  • In 1954-1957 Obraztsova studied in Taganrog's musical school named after Tchaikovsky and frequently participated in concerts onstage of Taganrog Theatre.
  • Yelena Obraztsova was born on 7 July 1939 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].
  • One of the reviewers after the performances of the artist in New York wrote: “Elena Obraztsova is on the verge of international recognition.