Preobrazhenskaia, Sofia

Preobrazhenskaia, Sof’ia Petrovna

Born Sept. 14 (27), 1904, in St. Petersburg; died July 21, 1966, in Leningrad. Soviet Russian mezzo-soprano. People’s Artist of the USSR (1955).

Preobrazhenskaia studied under I. V. Ershov at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1928 she made her debut at the Leningrad Theater of Opera and Ballet, where she performed until 1959. She had a powerful voice, noted for its rare beauty of timbre and wide range.

Preobrazhenskaia’s roles included Marfa in Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, Joan of Arc in The Maid of Orleans (State Prize of the USSR, 1946), and the Countess in The Queen of Spades, both by Tchaikovsky, Liubasha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Grunia in Chishko’s The Battleship Potemkin, and Efrosin’ia in Kabalevskii’s Taras’ Family (State Prize of the USSR, 1951). She also sang in concert, performing such works as Mussorgsky’s vocal cycle Songs and Dances of Death.

Preobrazhenskaia was a professor at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1949 to 1953. She was awarded two orders and various medals.

REFERENCES

Ol’khovskii, E. Sofia Petrovna Preobrazhenskaia. Leningrad, 1950.
Trainin, V. Sofia Petrovna Preobrazhenskaia. Leningrad, 1972.

单词	preobrazhenskaia, sofia
释义	Preobrazhenskaia, Sofia Preobrazhenskaia, Sof’ia Petrovna Born Sept. 14 (27), 1904, in St. Petersburg; died July 21, 1966, in Leningrad. Soviet Russian mezzo-soprano. People’s Artist of the USSR (1955). Preobrazhenskaia studied under I. V. Ershov at the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1928 she made her debut at the Leningrad Theater of Opera and Ballet, where she performed until 1959. She had a powerful voice, noted for its rare beauty of timbre and wide range. Preobrazhenskaia’s roles included Marfa in Mussorgsky’s Khovanshchina, Joan of Arc in The Maid of Orleans (State Prize of the USSR, 1946), and the Countess in The Queen of Spades, both by Tchaikovsky, Liubasha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Grunia in Chishko’s The Battleship Potemkin, and Efrosin’ia in Kabalevskii’s Taras’ Family (State Prize of the USSR, 1951). She also sang in concert, performing such works as Mussorgsky’s vocal cycle Songs and Dances of Death. Preobrazhenskaia was a professor at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1949 to 1953. She was awarded two orders and various medals. REFERENCES Ol’khovskii, E. Sofia Petrovna Preobrazhenskaia. Leningrad, 1950. Trainin, V. Sofia Petrovna Preobrazhenskaia. Leningrad, 1972.
随便看	american association for wind engineering american association for women in community colleges american association for women podiatrists american association for women radiologists american association for world health american association for zoological nomenclature american association movement american association of acupuncture and bio-energetic medicine american association of acupuncture and oriental medicine american association of adapted sports programs, inc. american association of adult and continuing education american association of advertising agencies american association of aesthetic medicine and surgery american association of agricultural college editors american association of aircraft manufacturers american association of airport executives american association of allied health professionals, inc. american association of alternative healers american association of amateur arborists american association of amateur astronomers american association of ambulatory surgery centers american association of anatomists american association of anger management providers american association of anthropological genetics american association of applied and preventive psychology