Biography
The star of the Mariinsky Theater, the opera diva with the unique and surprisingly clean mezzo-soprano easily conquered the world layout. Olga Borodina, taking the "height" of the legendary "Marinka", playing Covent Garden, Metropolitan-Opera and "La Rock" to their feet.The partners of the brilliant prima on the stage were placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Raul Jimenez, and the orchestras accompanied by her singing were conducted by Valery Gergiev, James Livain and Claudio Abbado, whose gold names were inscribed in the artistic art.
Today, the singer's fans break their heads over the random of the phenomenon, trying in vain, trying to understand how their favorite manage to keep the voice the same as many years ago.
Childhood and youth
Olga Borodina was born in the summer of 1963 in Leningrad. The future of the girl was predetermined, because she was lucky to appear in the family, where singing and music - everyday life. Although the head of the family of Vladimir Borodin and headed the design department at the factory, but was a skilled musician - played several tools.
The mother of the future prima Galina Fedorovna is a happy owner of a strong and amazing voice, which rescued the daughter "by inheritance."
Olya has learned to sing and speak at the same time, while the girl danced perfectly. These two talents initially shot down her with a sense: Young Borodin rushed for a long time between vocals and choreography. But singing and music won what the merit is not so much Olga, how much of her first mentioner Valentina Gapepen: A woman led the chorus of the city Palace of Pioneers and knew how to infubs students with love for vocal art.
Things after graduation, the girl did not think - she continued to improve the vocals in a music school, and then in the conservatory.
Music
The creative biography of the opera star in the conservatory was rapidly developed. In 1987, the debut of the third Russian opera and ballet theater was held on the stage of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater. Kirov: Olga entrusted Siebel's batch in Faust opera. Borodina coped so well that she was immediately accepted into the team. The first conductor of the soloist was the famous Valery of Gergiev, who was destroyed in the Khuduka chair after the departure of Yuri Temirkanova.The first theater season in which Borodin participated was marked by the Mussorgsky festival. "Kirovtsy" put five of his operas, including the famous Hovhanchina.
Suddenly, for all the age-related Marta Party got a beginner soloist. Previously, this work trusted the singers mature, with a considerable stage and, which is important, life luggage behind his back. After all, it was to enter into the role of a elderly woman exhausted by the suffering of the last love. The betrayal of Prince Khovansky brings a marvel of torment, but the princess must be preserved a person and dignity.
For a girl who has recently been 20 years old, this is an archent task, but Borodina, together with the accompanist Alina Rotenberg coped - her Martha got a new reading, bold and unexpected. The young actress bypassed colleagues - three crowded approx of Kirovsky, who were trying on the role of Martha.
The premiere of "Hovhanchini" brought the soloist the first triumph, her speech was called the main sensation of the season, and the colleagues and the opera fans understood that a new star had risen. Musical critics celebrated Rossiniyevsky vocalist voice - rare coloratura mezzo-soprano and a rich timbre, combined with a wide voice range of the opera singer.
At that time, in the piggy bank, the artist was already a weighty award - in 1986 Borodina won at the I All-Russian Vocalist Competition. And in 1987, he divided the first Award of the XII All-Union Competition with Dmitry Khvorostovsky. M. Glinka, in which young vocalists competed. The singer struck the Opera Primadonna and the teacher, headed by the jury, Irina Arkhipov, who helped the young colleague to get to the world scene.
Further recreation career is brilliant: Olga Borodina won the most famous, in the 4th round, the competition, which was held in New York in honor of the legend of the opera of Rosa Puncel. Reward - Angezhent for concerts in America. In 1989 she was handed over to the Grand Prix in Barcelona, at the International Competition. Francisco Vinasa. Then the voice of the Russian opera singer appreciated the placide of Domingo, and the famous Mellah France saw inexhaustible potential in Russian woman.
The repertoire of Borodina was rapidly expanded by Olga's parties in Evgenia Onegin, Polina in the "Peak Dame", Konchakov in "Prince Igor", Marina Mnishek in Boris Godunov. Olga virtuoso performs Tchaikovsky's romance, Aria Rossini, Spanish songs. Aria Lyubava from Opera "Sadko" - another masterpiece from the singer, causing admiration for the subtle connoisseurs of opera execution.
In the early 1990s, the Russian diva becomes a sensational discovery for Western Opera Fans. It is falling asleep with suggestions to give solo concerts on the stage of Metropolitan-Opera, Covent Garden, Opera San Francisco and "La Rocks". Borodin at the suggestion of Maestro Mstislav Rostropovich goes to a joint tour.
In the 1990s, on the stage of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Olga Borodina in Tandem with Placido Domingo sang in the play "Samson and Dalila". Aria Dalili for vocalists - Favorite and has become a business card.
Borodin is a welcome guest at the Salzburg Festival and the scene of the Paris Opera. In the early 2000s, the Accommodation performed in Carnegie-Hall with a solo concert, Accompanied by James Livyn himself. The result of the contract with the Philips Classics label has become two tens of albums.
Personal life
Opera star calls himself a happy woman. Olga Borodina has four children - three sons and daughter. It is known that one of the sons - Vladimir Amir - Singer gave birth from the famous opera tenor, and today the world celebrity Ildar Abdrazakov.
Their rapid and rapid romance made a lot of noise, because at the time of dating Abdrazakov was married, he grown up with his little daughter Elvira, which in 2001 gave birth to a soloist "Marinki" Olga Trononova.
In addition, the singer is 13 years younger than Borodina. But mutual passion overcame all obstacles, and in 2003 Borodin presented her son's husband. For her it was the third child. There are no information about the father of the first two children.
In 2014, rumors were spreading about the divorce of the pair, which Olga Borodina soon confirmed.
A woman values his family and carefully avoids questions about his personal life. Who is the Father's Father - Daughter Alexandra is unknown. Pages in Facebook and Instagram star does not lead a photo with children and her husband on the Internet.
Olga Borodina now
Gold mezzo-soprano and the star of the opera and today is in demand. But Borodina argues that it is no longer in a hurry to agree on all tempting proposals, choosing only the best.In the spring of 2018, the People's Artist noted the 30th anniversary of creative activity. Olga Borodina celebrated the date on the Mariinsky scene, fulfilling the main party in Opera Carmen.
In January 2019, the fans again enjoyed the singing of the prince: Borodin spoke at the scenarios of the native "Mariinsky", fulfilling the party in Opera Boris Godunov. The theater troupe devoted the representation of the 145th anniversary of the world premiere of the Immortal Creation of Modest Mussorgsky.
Repertoire
- Ziebel ("Faust", Sh. Guno)
- Laura ("Stone Guest", A. Dargomyzhsky)
- Olga (Evgeny Onegin, P. Tchaikovsky)
- Polina, Milovzor ("Pica Lady", P. Tchaikovsky)
- Konchakin ("Prince Igor", A. Borodin)
- Marfa (Hvenshchina, M. Mussorgsky)
- Marina Mnishek ("Boris Godunov", M. Mussorgsky)
- Salambo ("Salambo", M. Mussorgsky)
- Lyubasha ("Tsarist Bride", N. Rimsky-Korsakov)
- Elene Beszhova ("War and Peace", S. Prokofiev)
- Angelina ("Cinderella", J. Rossini)
- Isabella ("Italian in Algeria", J. Rossini)
- Amneuris ("Aida", J. Verdie)
- Princess Eboli ("Don Carlos", J. Verdie)
- Precosillary ("Power of Fate", J. Verdie)
- Laura Adorno ("Joconda", A. Ponkelli)
- Princess de Buyon ("Adriana Lekeur", F. Chile)
- Dalila ("Samson and Dalila", K. Saint-Sans)
- Margarita ("Condemnation of Faust", Berlioz)
- Carmen (Carmen, J. Bizeta)