Elena Obraztsova

Born 07 July, 1939 ( 85 years old) in Saint-Petersburg, Russia .

Dead on 12 January, 2015 ( 76 years old).

What is the zodiac sign of Elena Obraztsova ?
According to the birthday of Elena Obraztsova the astrological sign is Cancer .

Currently, Elena Obraztsova is widow.

Occupation: singer, actress, director, teacher.

Last Updated
December 03, 2020

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Biography


Elena Obraztsova (1939-2015) is a famous opera singer who performed both on the Soviet and later on the Russian theater stage, and abroad. The vocal range of the voice is characterized by the term "mezzo-soprano". She also worked as a stage director and actress, both opera and dramatic, she was remembered as a teacher and professor working at the Moscow Conservatory.

The creative woman taught music at Musashino, Tokyo Academy of Music. Elena Obraztsova contributed to the cause of musical charity, on her own initiative, she founded a personal fund, which continues to develop the education of musicians and stimulate Russian art.

The operatic life of the musician did not go unnoticed by the officials and brought significant titles. Obraztsova earned the title of People's Artist of the USSR, the woman was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor with the attached order and diploma. In addition to these titles, the vocalist received the Lenin Prize and the Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR.


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Childhood and youth


Elena Obraztsova was born in the Northern capital. The girl's birthday fell on July 7, 1939. The girl fell under the military blockade of Leningrad. In 1943, Elena and her parents moved during the evacuation to the Volgograd region, to the city of Ustyuzhna. At the end of the war, the family returns to their hometown. From 1948 to 1954, young Lena developed her talent in the children's choir, organized on the basis of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers named after Zhdanov. The girl studied under the guidance of the teacher Zarinskaya.

In 1954, the family moved again. The dad of the future artist, Obraztsov Vasily Alekseevich, got a job as chief designer. The man was offered this job by Krasny Kotelshchik, a plant located in Taganrog. The administration also allocated living space within the city to the relatives of the new chief designer. The girl was assigned to the school No. 10 closest to the new home. After studying in two classes, the girl completed her studies at a general education institution, went to the Tchaikovsky Music School. The girl studied on the course recruited by Kulikova Anna Timofeevna.

Mankovskaya, who worked in the directorate of the Rostov Musical College, liked the report of the girl, given at the end of her studies. The woman gave the vocalist the necessary feedback for admission to the Rimsky-Korsakov Leningrad State Conservatory. Elena was taken to the second course, being allowed to jump over the previous one. The vocalist got into the group of Grigorieva, and the girl also studied opera vocals with the teacher Kireev.


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Music and theater


The stage biography of Elena started with loud victories. In 1962, the girl received recognition at the Glinka All-Union Vocal Competition, became the star of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Helsinki.

In 1963, the vocalist sang for the first time on stage at the Bolshoi Theater. Thus, the opera debut took place. The girl performed in the opera "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgsky. Elena sang in the role of the wife of False Dmitry, "Russian tsarina" Marina Mnishek.

In 1964 Elena finished her studies. The singer began to act as the solo diva of the Bolshoi Theater. Also in 1964, the girl went to the ranks of the Bolshoi Theater troupe to give opera performances in Europe, where she won the recognition of connoisseurs, having appeared on the stage of the famous La Scala in Milan.

The actress came out with the secondary role of the Governess, playing in the opera "The Queen of Spades" by Tchaikovsky. But the girl was able to attract the attention and approval of Italian viewers and become the object of interest of local newspapers. Subsequently, Obraztsova still endowed La Scala with the presence, but sang arias of key protagonists and antagonists of operas.

In 1970, the girl won two vocal competitions, a competition organized in honor of Tchaikovsky in Moscow, and a Vinyas competition held in Barcelona.

In 1975, the Bolshoi Theater with the soloist Obraztsova held concerts in American cities, where she confirmed the title of a world star. After the vocalist's aria in Boris Godunov, the audience called Elena for an encore five times in a row, which interrupted the performance. Elena came to San Francisco, where she performed with Luciano Pavarotti and Joan Sutherland.

Since 1976, performances began at the Metropolitan, where the singer appeared as a guest star in the lead roles. In 1978, the woman was invited to sing at a festival held in Salzburg, in 1979 - at the International Festival in Orange.

A year later, Elena presented the performance of "Ten Songs on the Poems of Alexander Blok". The music was written by the composer Georgy Sviridov especially for the voice of Obraztsova. Two years later, the singer played Santuzzi in the film "Rural Honor" by Zeffirelli.

In 1983 she again performed songs with music by Sviridov. Elena presented a composition for the poem "Swallowed Russia", written by Yesenin, in an arrangement suitable for mezzo-soprano.

In 1986 Elena Vasilievna Obraztsova successfully made her debut as a theater director. The singer directed the production of Massenet's opera "Werther" at her native Bolshoi Theater, and also took the lead role in the performance.

The singer was in demand as a film actress. Elena Obraztsova played in the films "My Carmen", "The Merry Widow", "Tosca". Elena Obraztsova continued to perform arias of the main characters in the classical Russian and foreign repertoire, especially in operas by 20th century composers.

The artist's repertoire included hundreds of composers who wrote throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The operas in which Elena played and the songs performed by the musician differed in styles and genres: among the compositions there were opera and chamber music, spiritual creations and cantata-oratorio compositions, folk tunes and songs, operettas, classical and modern romances for the singer, zongs, pop songs, jazz compositions.

In the new millennium, Elena Obraztsova appeared before the audience as an actress of the dramatic genre. Elena came out to the audience as the main character in the production of Antonio von Elba, a stage adaptation of Maynard's play. The debut took place at the Viktyuk Theater.

In 2003, the singer began a cycle of concerts with jazz compositions. Elena Vasilievna performed with the orchestra directed by Berger and with the Butman quartet.

In 2007, the singer acted as the head of the band. The musician became the head of the opera group performing at the Mikhailovsky Theater.


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Teaching


1973 marked the beginning of Elena Obraztsova's teaching career. The singer began teaching students of the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory. In 1984, the artist was awarded the title of professor.

At one time, Elena Vasilievna taught music abroad, at the Tokyo Academy of Music, located in Musashino.

In May 2006 Obraztsova got involved in charity work and organized the Cultural Center, named in honor of its creator.

In December 2011, Elena Obraztsova continued these endeavors and created the Charitable Foundation for the Support of Musical Arts, which also became personalized and became known as the Elena Obraztsova Foundation.

According to the organization's official website, the main goals of the fund's charity are educational and cultural projects that will contribute to the preservation of traditions in parallel with the search for new approaches in Russian music education and culture and the preservation of the country's musical cultural heritage. In addition, the Foundation organizes international projects, meetings and cooperation: creative, educational and humanitarian.

The Foundation put forward the idea and implemented the project of opening the International Academy of Music, and also oversaw the program “One Hundred Music Schools of Russia”. The program is building music schools and patronizing existing ones. The list of interests of the Fund includes both the search, training, promotion of talented youth, and organized assistance to retired veterans of theatrical work and the opera stage.

Today both the cultural center and the foundation continue to function. On the basis of the organizations, performances are arranged, performances are staged and concerts, seminars, creative schools are held, international music, vocal and pedagogical competitions are held annually, auditions in children's theaters and youth vocal courses are organized for young talents.


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Personal life


The singer's husband was Vyacheslav Petrovich Makarov, a theoretical physicist by education. Makarov served as an assistant professor at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. A scientific career did not prevent the man from managing the household. In marriage, a daughter, Anna, was born. Her husband was working with the girl. The man watched the house and was waiting for the creative wife from the tour. The marriage between the musician and the physicist lasted 17 years and ended in divorce.

In 1988, Anna had a son, Alexander, and Elena Obraztsova became a grandmother. Then the singer had a granddaughter Elia.

Elena met her second husband on stage. The spouse of the artist was the conductor of the Bolshoi Theater with Lithuanian roots, Algis Marcelovich Zhyuraitis. But in 1998, Algis died of a fatal illness. The artist fell into depression, got fat, and suspended her career. Obraztsov was returned to normal life by his daughter, friends, colleagues.


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Death


2014 brought a tragedy, the artist herself fell ill. Elena Obraztsova was diagnosed with leukemia. The disease caused the death of the musician in a couple of months. In November Obraztsova left for Europe and was treated at a clinic in Leipzig. A donor was found for the woman, bone marrow was transplanted. The operation, however, did not help the singer, the weakened body of a 75-year-old woman refused to fight the disease, even with the help of donor bone marrow.

Due to illness, Elena canceled the long-awaited December concert, which was supposed to be held at the State Kremlin Palace. Obraztsova never returned to Russia. The disease intensified, at the end of December, faithful friends Valentina Tereshkova and Iosif Kobzon came to the singer, and on January 12, 2015 she died in Leipzig.

Two days later, a mass farewell took place at the Bolshoi Theater, and on January 15 - a funeral service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The same date became the day when the artist was buried. The grave of Elena Obraztsova is located at the Novodevichy cemetery in Moscow.

The fate of a talented woman is reflected in literature. About creativity, life and memory of the artist is written in the biographical books “Elena Obraztsova. Notes on the way ”by Rena Sheiko and“ Elena Obraztsova: Voice and Destiny ”by Alexei Parina.


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Discography


"Ten Songs on the Poems of Alexander Blok" "Pushed Back Russia"


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Party


Countess ("The Queen of Spades") Lyubasha ("The Tsar's Bride") Konchakovna ("Prince Igor") Martha ("Khovanshchina") Helen Bezukhovoy ("War and Peace") Amneris ("Aida") Frosy Kotko ("Semyon Kotko") Azuceny ("Troubadour") Eboli ("Don Carlos") Carmen ("Carmen") Ulriki ("Masquerade Ball")


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Net Worth


Elena Obraztsova 's estimated Net Worth, Salary, Income, Cars, Lifestyles & many more details have been updated below.

Let's check, How Rich is Elena Obraztsova in 2020 ?

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2021

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.6M in 2021. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $746.6K - $1.5M.

Year Estimation
December 2021 $43.4K - $104.6K
November 2021 $50.3K - $149.1K
October 2021 $44K - $110.9K
September 2021 $52.5K - $124.1K
August 2021 $59.3K - $118.9K
July 2021 $70.1K - $136.9K
June 2021 $63.2K - $107.8K
May 2021 $55.6K - $115.8K
April 2021 $82.7K - $137.2K
March 2021 $55.5K - $112.3K
February 2021 $77.8K - $158.5K
January 2021 $48.2K - $144.2K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2020

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.1M in 2020. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $993.8K - $1M.

Year Estimation
December 2020 $55.7K - $156.3K
November 2020 $53.1K - $108K
October 2020 $54.1K - $114K
September 2020 $43.9K - $85.6K
August 2020 $51.2K - $83.5K
July 2020 $45.3K - $135.6K
June 2020 $69.1K - $141.2K
May 2020 $72.2K - $124.8K
April 2020 $81.9K - $152.5K
March 2020 $61K - $128.1K
February 2020 $82.9K - $114.5K
January 2020 $66.4K - $155.8K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2019

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.1M in 2019. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $870.1K - $1.7M.

Year Estimation
December 2019 $80.6K - $101.2K
November 2019 $50.2K - $85.1K
October 2019 $60K - $129.9K
September 2019 $72.6K - $152.9K
August 2019 $53.7K - $155.5K
July 2019 $53.9K - $109.6K
June 2019 $44.6K - $87.2K
May 2019 $48.8K - $87.9K
April 2019 $71.3K - $103.3K
March 2019 $42.4K - $139K
February 2019 $45.1K - $94.5K
January 2019 $73.1K - $165.9K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2018

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.8M in 2018. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $716.7K - $1.7M.

Year Estimation
December 2018 $55.3K - $111K
November 2018 $67.2K - $125.5K
October 2018 $56.5K - $106.1K
September 2018 $76.8K - $143.6K
August 2018 $47.8K - $87.8K
July 2018 $81.1K - $101.8K
June 2018 $78K - $97.7K
May 2018 $70.9K - $118.8K
April 2018 $66.4K - $130.1K
March 2018 $52.6K - $98.8K
February 2018 $56.1K - $86.3K
January 2018 $61.7K - $112.3K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2017

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.9M in 2017. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $831.4K - $1.4M.

Year Estimation
December 2017 $46.8K - $128.1K
November 2017 $52.2K - $88.3K
October 2017 $60.2K - $134.6K
September 2017 $61.3K - $130.3K
August 2017 $43.7K - $87.7K
July 2017 $72.7K - $136.2K
June 2017 $46.7K - $113.3K
May 2017 $81K - $123.5K
April 2017 $61.5K - $112K
March 2017 $70.1K - $141.7K
February 2017 $63.5K - $162.3K
January 2017 $54.8K - $150.2K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2016

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.4M in 2016. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $910.3K - $1.4M.

Year Estimation
December 2016 $69.8K - $150.9K
November 2016 $49.9K - $89.6K
October 2016 $81.4K - $119.2K
September 2016 $41.8K - $158K
August 2016 $82K - $118.9K
July 2016 $81.2K - $123.2K
June 2016 $60.6K - $161.9K
May 2016 $73.8K - $133.9K
April 2016 $70.4K - $152.8K
March 2016 $74.4K - $87.7K
February 2016 $67.8K - $126.9K
January 2016 $47K - $99.8K

 

Elena Obraztsova Net Worth 2015

Elena Obraztsova 's revenue is $1.2M in 2015. It is an approximate forecast of how rich is Elena Obraztsova and could vary in the range between $642.9K - $1.3M.

Year Estimation
December 2015 $51.9K - $148.5K
November 2015 $61.8K - $129.2K
October 2015 $54.5K - $108.5K
September 2015 $62.5K - $129.5K
August 2015 $77.6K - $112.7K
July 2015 $69.8K - $134.1K
June 2015 $78.2K - $100.5K
May 2015 $41.8K - $134.7K
April 2015 $57.2K - $111.2K
March 2015 $43.4K - $92.6K
February 2015 $47.7K - $124.2K
January 2015 $69.1K - $142.7K

 

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