Galina Kovaleva singer biography

The People's Artist of the USSR in the history of Russian vocal art was “three nightingales”. The future singer was born in the Kuban - in the village of Goryachy Key. Her path to musical art began unusually: she received her first “lessons” of vocals in her childhood ... on the radio. Listening to the broadcasts of opera performances and other musical radio broadcasts, the girl learned a lot of arias, which she sang with pleasure on family holidays.

But she did not realize her calling right away: following the example of her mother, she intended to become a teacher, and for this purpose she finished not in her homeland, but in Saratov - this made it possible to get a pedagogical specialty. Having become a primary school teacher in one of the suburbs, Galina often performed in amateur performances. Her talent was obvious to everyone who listened to her, and once her friends persuaded her to go to the Saratov Conservatory.

Kovalev did not have any special hopes, going to the conservatory-after all, she did not even know the notes, she sang everything by hearing, but her performance of the arias of the princess is from the “Tale of Tsar Saltan”-one of the most difficult arias in the repertoire of the Colorative Soprano-made a staggering impression, and Kovalev was accepted into the conservative. At first, it was not easy-I had to learn all the musical and theoretical material in an accelerated manner, which is usually studied at the Conservatory for more than one year in a music school and school, but Kovaleva successfully coped with this.

In the area of ​​vocals, the successes were amazing. Olga Nikolaevna Strizhova became the mentor Kovaleva. The talent of Kovaleva was seen during the years of the exercise: she received the Sobinsky scholarship. In the fourth year, Galina Alexandrovna spoke in the capital at the World Youth and Students Festival, and in the same year her opera career at the Opera and Ballet Theater began.

In this theater, Kovalev continued to sing after graduation at the conservatory, her beloved party was the role of Martha in the opera of Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov “The Tsar’s Bride”. In the year, the Saratov Theater went on tour to Kislovodsk. That summer, one of the members of the Art Council of the theater named after Kirova - and as a result, Kovaleva received an invitation to this theater.

Her debut on the Leningrad scene was the Rosina party in the "Seville Barbage" Joakkino Rossini, performed in the year. In the same year, she won the vocal competition, held in Bulgaria, in which singers from twenty -three countries participated. The famous Italian singer Totti Del Monte predicted her a great future. The prophecy began to come true next year: Kovaleva participated in an even more prestigious competition in France - in Toulouse.

The task was complicated by the fact that, according to its conditions, it was necessary to sing in the original language in our country at that time operas usually translated. The singer sang not only Russian, but also in French, in German and Italian. The audience gave her a standing ovation, although this was prohibited by the rules of the competition.

Kovaleva was awarded the Grand Prix. The further creative activity of Kovaleva was connected with the theater. During a tour in Spain, she with great success performed the Louise party in the “Briefing in the Monastery” by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev. The singer’s concert repertoire was no less extensive - from the ancient chancers to folk songs. Kovaleva performed with pianists, organists, chamber ensembles, symphonic and folk orchestras.

By virtue of natural modesty, Galina Alexandrovna did not like to record, so there are not so many records that preserved her wonderful voice. But still, she made a number of records - arias from Western operas, Russian songs and romances. There is also a unique record of the play “Ivan Susanin”, in which Boris Shtokolov was partner Kovaleva. Since the year, Kovaleva taught at the Leningrad Conservatory.

The singer passed away in the year. In the homeland of Galina Kovaleva, a “Romaniad of the foothills” is held in a hot man of the year - a competition of young vocalists dedicated to the memory of the singer. Born on March 7, in the village of Goryachiy Key, Krasnodar Territory. In the year she graduated from the Saratov Conservatory named after L. Sobinov in the class of singing O.

During the training, she received the Sobinovsky scholarship. In the year, while still a fourth -year student, she participated in concerts of the VI World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow. Since the year - the soloist of the Saratov Opera and Ballet Theater. Since the year - the soloist of the Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theater. Kirova is now the Mariinsky Theater.

In the year, she made her debut in the party of Rosina in the opera “Seville Barber” by J. In the future, she gained fame in such parties of a foreign repertoire as Lucia “Lucia di Lammermur” Donitnitti, Violett “Travyat” by J. Pevitsa is also close to the Russian repertoire: in opera N. also acted as a chamber singer and had an extensive repertoire: romances of P.

Tchaikovsky, S. Rachmaninova, S. Taneyeva, P. Bulakhov, A. Gurilyov, A. Varlamov, A. Glazunov, works by S. Prokofiev, D. Shostakovich, Yu. Shaporina, R. Glier, G. G. G. The works of R. Schumann, F.Schuberta, I. Brahms, I. Bach, F. Liszt, G. Handel, E. Grieg, E. Skonson, K. Dupark, K. The singer included arias and scenes from operas in her concerts, which she failed to perform in the theater, for example: Aria from V.

Mozart’s operas “All Women do”, G. Donetti “Don Paskuale”, F. Chilea “Adrian Lekuvrer ”, J. Puccini“ Madame Batterflya ”, J. Meyerber“ Huguenots ”, J. Verdi“ The Power of Fate ”. Over the years, she performed in collaboration with organists. Her permanent partner - the Leningrad organist N. In the interpretation of the singer, the music of Italian masters, Aria from the cantata and oratorio I.

Bach, G. Gendel, the vocal works of F. Schubert, also performed the “Concert for the Voice with the Orchestra” by R. Glier, large solo parties in the “Require” J. Verdi, at the “Times of the Year”, in the interpretation of the singer. Haydna, in the second symphony of G. Malera, in S. Rachmaninov’s “bells”, in the Symphony-Cantat of Yu. Shaporin “On the Kulikovo field”.

Since the year - Associate Professor of the Leningrad Conservatory from the year - Professor. Famous students-S. Yalyshev, Yu. Distributed on January 7 of the year in St. Petersburg, was buried on the writer's bridges of the Volkovsky cemetery. Glinka and the “royal bride” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov advertising.