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Irina Arkhipova

Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Vetoshkina, 2 January 192511 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer. She sang leading roles first in Russia at the Sverdlovsk Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre, and then throughout Europe and in the United States. People's Artist of the USSR (1966) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1984).

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Irina Arkhipova

“Irina Arkhipova as Carmen and Vladislav Pyavko as Jose”. Irina Arkhipova as Carmen and Vladislav Pyavko as Jose in Georges Bizet's opera staged at the USSR State Academic Bolshoi Theatre.

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Name
Irina Arkhipova
Birth Name
Irina Konstantinovna Vetoshkina
Born
2 January 1925
Birthplace
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
11 February 2010
Place of death
Moscow, Russia
Occupation
Singer (mezzo-soprano, contralto)
Full name
Ирина Константиновна Ветошкина.
Nationality
Soviet Union and Russia.
Fields
opera.
Education
Moscow Conservatory and Moscow Architectural Institute.
Honours
Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, People's Artist of the USSR, Polish Cultural Merit Order, Order For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd class and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

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Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Vetoshkina, 2 January 192511 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer. She sang leading roles first in Russia at the Sverdlovsk Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre, and then throughout Europe and in the United States. People's Artist of the USSR (1966) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1984).

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Irina Arkhipova (1925–2010) was a music educator, musician and opinion journalist, among other activities, of Russian and Soviet nationality. The music educator was born Ирина Константиновна Ветошкина in Moscow and died in Moscow.

Irina Arkhipova was educated at Moscow Architectural Institute and Moscow Conservatory. The music educator worked for Moscow Conservatory.

The work spans opera. Languages used include Russian. Honours include Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of Lenin and Order of the Red Banner of Labour, among others.

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Compositions and principal works
  3. 03Honours and memberships
  4. 04Notes, references and evidence

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