Elena Obraztsova

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevna and the family name is Obraztsova.
Elena Obraztsova
Елена Образцова
Obraztsova at the Kremlin, 2000
Born
Yelena Vasilyevna Obraztsova

(1939-07-07)July 7, 1939
Leningard, RSFSR, Soviet Union
Died12 January 2015(2015-01-12) (aged 75)
Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
OccupationOpera singer (mezzo-soprano)
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour

Elena Vasilyevna Obraztsova (Russian: Еле́на Васи́льевна Образцо́ва, IPA: [ɪ̯ɪˈlʲenə vɐˈsʲilʲɪ̯ɪvnə ɐbrɐˈstsovə]; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano.[1] She was awarded the People's Artist of the USSR in 1976 and Hero of Socialist Labour in 1990.

  1. ^ "Yelena Obraztsova". All Music. Retrieved 6 June 2015.