Yekaterina Goncharova as Natasha Rostova and Vladimir Felyauer as Count Ilya Rostov in a scene from Sergei Prokofiev’s “War and Peace” with set design by Paul Brown in St. Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater.18.07.2014#2464945
Operatic singer Galina Vishnevskaya, right, at the Olympia prize awarding ceremony. The prize is awarded to Russian women for progress and success in whatever field of activity06.03.2003#78840
Operatic singer Galina Vishnevskaya, center, receives congratulations at the Olympia prize awarding ceremony. The prize is awarded to Russian women for progress and success in whatever field of activity06.03.2003#78839
The interior of a room in Feodor Chaliapin House Museum on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow.01.10.1988#6287765
The White Room and the grand piano in Feodor Chaliapin House Museum on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow.01.10.1988#6287764
A bust of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin and a commemorative plaque on the building of Feodor Chaliapin House Museum on Novinsky Boulevard in Moscow.01.07.1988#6287758
Estonian SSR. Teo-Endel Maiste as Boris Godunov in a scene from Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov," staged at Estonia State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (now Estonia National Opera).25.03.1985#5794457
Estonian SSR. Estonia State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (now Estonia national Opera). A scene from Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor based on Walter Scott's novel The Bride of Lammermoor.14.03.1985#5794452
State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. Principal singer, operatic baritone Igor Morozov, right, in the dressing room during an intermission.01.06.1983#8231737
State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. Principal singer, operatic baritone Igor Morozov in the dressing room before a performance.01.06.1983#8231734
The Ukrainian SSR. Shevchenko Kiev Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (now National Opera of Ukraine). People's Artist of the USSR Dmitry Gnatyuk as Rigoletto in Guiseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto. Rigoletto12.08.1980#5602174
The State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. Opera "Eugene Onegin." Opera singer Nadezhda Krasnaya performs on stage.01.07.1976#5601955
Italian operatic tenor Gianni Raimondi as Pollione in a scene from Vincenzo Bellini's opera Norma staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. A reproduction of a picture card signed by Raimondi.01.06.1976#677914
Yury Mazurok, opera singer, People's Artist of the USSR and principal singer at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, at home with his son.03.02.1976#5775677
Yevgeny Nesterenko as King of Provence Rene and Tamara Milashkina as Iolanta in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Iolanta" staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.01.04.1974#5614842
Deputy Chair of Council of Ministers of the Dagestan ASSR Zaira Khizroyeva, right, in the audience hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.05.11.1973#5772408
The Ukrainian SSR. Photo: The auditorium of the Franko State Academic Opera Theater, now the Krushelnitskaya Lvov National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.27.09.1973#6087751
Maria Petrova, a quality control expert with the Taganrog Harvester Plant, performs at the People's Opera Theater at the plant's House of Culture.01.06.1973#5976938
The Buryat ASSR. Episode from opera Enkhe-Bulat Bator by composer Frolov. Photo: People's Artist of the USSR and opera singer Lkhasaran Linkhovoin as Bumal Khan performs at the Buryat State Opera and Ballet Theater, now the Tsydynjapov Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, in Ulan-Ude.01.03.1973#6097815
Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova as Carmen in a scene from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.15.09.1972#6059889
Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova as Carmen in a scene from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.15.09.1972#6059887
Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova as Carmen and opera singer Vladislav Pyavko as Jose in a scene from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen" staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.15.09.1972#6060291
Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova in the dressing room before performing as Princess Eboli in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Don Carlos staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.14.09.1972#6060292
Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova before performing as Princess Eboli in Giuseppe Verdi 's opera Don Carlos staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.14.09.1972#6060286
Antonina Nezhdanova House Museum. Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova gives an interview to a correspondent of the Soviet Central Television of the USSR State Committee for Television and Radio.14.09.1972#6060280
State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia. Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova during singers' auditions.13.09.1972#6060290
The audience hall of State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia. Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova, the theater's chief conductor Yury Simonov, center, and their colleagues at young singers' auditions.13.09.1972#6060279
Left: Boris Morozov, Soviet operatic bass and principal singer of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR and People's Artist of the RSFSR, before performing on stage.01.07.1972#5595742
State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia. Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR Irina Arkhipova (as Marina Mniszech) and the theater's chief conductor Yury Simonov during the intermission in Modest Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunov."06.04.1972#6060285
Boris Solovyov, center, as Prospero in Vladimir Rubin's opera The Three Fat Men, staged at Opera The Three Fat Men staged at Natalya Sats Children's Musical Theater (Natalya Sats Moscow State Academic Children's Music Theater).02.04.1972#8489313
People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Milashkina as Vera in a one-act prologue to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Maid of Pskov" ("Noblewoman Vera Sheloga").01.12.1971#5773421
People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Milashkina, left, as Vera and Tamata Sinyavskaya as Nadezhda in a one-act prologue to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Maid of Pskov" ("Noblewoman Vera Sheloga"), staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.01.12.1971#5773420
People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Milashkina as Olga in Act 2 of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Maid of Pskov," staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.01.12.1971#5773418
People's Artist of the RSFSR Tamara Milashkina, left, as Vera and Tamata Sinyavskaya as Nadezhda in a one-act prologue to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Maid of Pskov" ("Noblewoman Vera Sheloga") staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.01.12.1971#5773415
The USSR State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR. Episode from the opera Semyon Kotko by composer Sergei Prokofiev, based on the story I am the Son of the Working People by Valentin Katayev. Directed by Boris Pokrovsky.01.04.1970#6264278
Galina Vishnevskaya, principal singer of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR and People's Artist of the USSR, in a scene from Sergei Prokofiev's opera Semyon Kotko.01.02.1970#5708396
Klara Kadinskaya as Gerda in a scene from Mikhail Raukhverger's opera and ballet "Snow Queen," staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia, with the choreography by Asaf Messerer.15.05.1969#6197060
Vitaly Nartov as Carl the Crow and Margarita Miglau as Clara the Crow in a scene from Mikhail Raukhverger's opera and ballet The Snow Queen, staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia, and choreographed by Asaf Messerer.15.05.1969#8743886
Opera Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky on stage of State Academic Bolshoi Theater. Starring People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Ognivtsev, center, as Boris Godunov.12.05.1968#6083272
Opera Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky on stage of State Academic Bolshoi Theater. Starring People's Artist of the USSR Alexander Ognivtsev, left, as Boris Godunov.12.05.1968#6083271
Tamara Milashkina as Maria in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Mazepa," staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.14.09.1966#6073896
Georgy Seleznyov, left, as Kochubey and Yevgeny Kibkalo as Ivan Mazepa in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Mazepa," staged at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR.14.09.1966#6073892
People's Artist of the USSR Galina Vishnevskaya during the filming of the opera movie "Katerina Izmailova,", a screen adaptation of the eponymous opera by Dmitry Shostakovich based on the short novel "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" by Nikolai Leskov, directed by Mikhail Shapiro, center, at the Lenfilm studio. Left: Vishnevskaya's husband, cellist and People's Artist of the USSR Mstislav Rostropovich.03.09.1966#5935951
People's Artist of the USSR Galina Vishnevskaya during the filming of the opera movie "Katerina Izmailova,", a screen adaptation of the eponymous opera by Dmitry Shostakovich based on the short novel "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" by Nikolai Leskov, directed by Mikhail Shapiro at the Lenfilm studio.03.09.1966#5935950
Opera singer Yevgeny Kibkalo as Mazeppa in a scene from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's opera "Mazeppa," staged at the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR, now of Russia.01.06.1966#6311421
The Belarusian SSR. The State Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of the Belarusian SSR. The opera Zorka Venera by composer Yury Semenyako. People's Artist of the Belarusian SSR Liduya Galushkina, right, as Veronika.01.01.1966#5471832
A scene from Ferenc Erkel's opera "Laszlo Hunyadi," staged at Kirov Leningrad Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, now Mariinsky State Academic Theater.15.10.1965#6283912
A scene from Ferenc Erkel's opera "Laszlo Hunyadi," staged at Kirov Leningrad Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, now Mariinsky State Academic Theater.15.10.1965#6283908
Merited Artist of the RSFSR Matvey Gavrilkin as Govorukha the Youngster and Merited Artist of the RSFSR Konkordia Slovtsova as Maryuta in composer Dmitry Tolstoy's opera "A story of love," staged at Kirov Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (now Mariinsky Theater).16.05.1965#5879999
Amateur artistic group actor Z. Nurulloyev as Farlaf in a scene from Mikhail Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Lyudmila."01.05.1965#6280955
Sweden opera singer Birgit Nilsson as Princess Turandot in a scene from Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot after the eponymous play by Carlo Gozzi, staged by Milan's La Scala opera house at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during its tour in Moscow.15.11.1964#5752363
Singers of Milan's La Scala Opera House at a rehearsal at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during La Scala's Moscow tour in 1964.01.10.1964#6054013
Singers of Milan's La Scala Opera House perform Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during La Scala's Moscow tour in 1964.01.09.1964#6083328
Spectators listen to singers of Milan's La Scala Opera House perform Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during La Scala's Moscow tour in 1964.01.09.1964#6083317
Singers of Milan's La Scala Opera House in a scene from Act 4 of Giacomo Puccini's opera "La boheme" at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during La Scala's Moscow tour in 1964.01.09.1964#6083308
Principal singer Gabriella Tucci as Leonora in a scene from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "The troubadour" at State Academic Bolshoi Theater of the USSR during a Moscow tour by Milan's La Scala opera company in 1964.01.09.1964#6083306
