Irina Arkhipova Biography

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Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (Ð?Ñ?ина Ð?онÑ?Ñ?анÑ?иновна Ð?Ñ?Ñ?ипова) (b. December 2 1925) is a Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer. Before switching to voice, she studied architecture. She studied at the Moscow Conservatory. In 1954 she debuted in Sverdlovsk, and was made a member of the Bolshoi Theatre in 1956. She was named a People's Artist of the USSR ten years later.

Arkhipova was at the height of her career in the 1960s and 1970s, during which time she was an international star, interpreting both Russian and Italian repertoire. Her technique was irreproachable, and she had great expressive power. She has been compared with Christa Ludwig. One of her most celebrated roles is as Marfa in Khovanshchina by Modest Mussorgsky, as recorded with Boris Khaikin in 1972.

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