Biography
When the "Queen of the Russian Opera" celebrated the 75th anniversary, some foreign publication presented, perhaps the most expensive gift. It called Irina Arkhipovo one of the main mezzo-soprano of the 20th century and deservedly put in one row with the great performers with the hope of overall and Elena Exena.Childhood and youth
The future titled opera singer was born on the second day of January 1925 in the center of Moscow, the reverent attitude to which retained during his life.
"My hometown is Moscow. This is the city of my childhood, youth. And although I traveled many countries, I saw a lot of beautiful cities, Moscow for me is the city of the whole life, "she did not hide their enthusiastic feelings.
The childhood of Irina passed in the communal apartment of the house number 3 in Romanovsky Lane. The love of music in the family seems to be passed with Mother's Milk. Father Konstantin Ivanovich, though succeeded in professional engineering plan, masterfully owned by Balalaika, Royal, Gitar and Mandolina. His wife Evdokia Efimovna was a soloist of the Choir of the Bolshoi Theater. However, there is a version that the woman only passed the selection, and the husband was opposed to the further career of his beloved spouse in this institution.
Anyway, an initial acquaintance with the "song" art from the girl has happened thanks to the parents who constantly drove the child to concerts and operas. The path was predetermined: Music School. The selected piano class had to be left due to illness and choose a new place of study - the Gnesinka itself at one of its creators of Olga Gnesinic.
As for higher education, the skills of drawing, war, the opinion of the Father's Father's Friends and Evacuation to Tashkent made their own adjustments. The first university became the Architectural Institute, who, on his return, graduated from the capital of Russia, submitting a diploma work on the project of the monument to those killed in the Great Patriotic War, and was enrolled in the Tchaikovskaya Conservatory, where later taught.
Already on the 2nd course, Irina performed Arias in the Opera Studio and performed on the radio. For 2 years, served as a soloist of the Opera and Ballet Theater in Sverdlovsk, without hitting the Bolshoi Theater. He happened later - seriously and for a long time.
Music
The role with which Archkova made his debut at Sverdlovsk theatrical stage, is the mistress of Boyari dirty, Lyubasha, in the opera Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Tsarist Bride". In 1955, a prestigious international competition was represented, where the speech of Irina Konstantinovna was so convincing that "top" was indignant - allegedly why it is not in large.
An annoying misunderstanding corrected instantly. And here her "Carmen" immediately produced a real furyor. The hands-up of the voice, the charm of the voice and the skill of the actress reincarnation, did not guessed that the Propelle Premiere was given with difficulty:
"According to its then inexperience, I did not know that it was necessary to be afraid not just the first exit on the scene of the big, but the first appearance on it in the party Carmen. I did not think that this is an exceptional case: for the first time in the big and immediately in the lead role! My thoughts then were busy one - well sing the performance. "
Sedizer Hose, Beauty-Roma, opened the doors to world scenes. Milan, Rome, Paris, London, New York, Naples and other cities plus all Japan. Already later, in 1972, she was fortunate enough to rise with Montserrat Caballe, which made a huge impression on the archup.
"This glorified singer at all times of our joint work on the" Troubader "behaved very adequately - without any" Primadonian bursts ". Moreover, she was very attentive to their partners, calm, friendly, "recalled Irina Konstantinovna.By the way, after meetings with great artists, the artist requested them to sign themselves on a special tablecloth.
The repertoire mostly attended the works of relatives of their Russian authors who had strengthened her popularity: "Peak Lady", "Boris Godunov", "War and Peace", "Yevgeny Onegin", "Sadko", "Hovhanshchina" and many others. Soon in the creative biography there was a new section - romances and spiritual music.
The archupova issued in 1987 "Ave Maria" took its place in the list of famous records of this "hit".
In addition to the main activity, actively participated in the public - a member of the jury of prestigious Soviet and Russian, as well as world music contests, author 3 books, vice-president of the Academy of Creativity and Academy of Sciences, Creator of the Named Foundation for assisting novice diving.
Personal life
Happiness in the personal life of the titled singer, reports by some media, was looking for three times. For the first time, she tied themselves in the youth of marriage, during the time of students, with Evgeny Arkhipov, who presented the only son of Andrei (1947). There were no other children from the artist. But later, the grandson Andrei appeared later, who continued the opera case of the famous grandmother, and the granddaughter of Irina, named after her honor.
Yuri Volkov became the second chosen one, by profession - translator. The third husband Irina herself "pulled". There is an opinion that, seeing her "Carmen", the then cadet, the future tenor Vladislav Podiavko inspired so much that after demobilization decided to flow into Gitis.
Having come to the theater, first cared for Galina Vishnevskaya, and then fell in love with Irina, which he took on Natius and perseverance. Despite the solid difference in age, the hand in hand has passed more than 40 happy years. Their joint photos are both workers and personal - even skeptics.
Death
In the feast of Orthodox baptism in 2010, Irina Konstantinovna was hospitalized in the Botkin hospital, where 23 days later she died.The cause of death: the pathology of the heart, unstable angina. Farewell took place on February 13, which was attended by prominent Russian figures, for example, Valentina Tereshkova and Tamara Sinyavskaya. "The voice of eternal Russia" fell silent, which was a noticeable loss for the entire cultural world.
The grave of the great mezzo-soprano is located on the Novodevichy cemetery. On June 9, 2018, the Memorial of the sculptor Stepan Mokrousov-Guliel opened here.
Party
- "Tsarist Bride" (Lubash)
- Carmen (Carmen)
- "AIDA" (AMNERIS)
- "Boris Godunov" (Marina Mnishek)
- "Crack" (Princess)
- Hovhanshchina (Marfa)
- "Peak lady" (Polina)
- "War and World" (Helen)
- "Snow Maiden" (Spring)
- "Mazepa" (love)
- "Trubadur" (Azuchna)
- Sadko (Lyubava)
- "Peak Lady" (Countess)
- "IFIGNATIONS IN AVLIDE" (Cliques)
- "Masquerade Ball" (Ulric)