Borodina Olga: biography and photos

For a huge number of Russians, Borodin Olga is a world-size, which glorified our country with unique operatic singing. For fans to hear her unique mezzo-soprano in Covent Garden or La Scala - this is real luck.

For more than a quarter of a century of Borodin's opera career, Olga performed an unimaginable number of parties, despite the fact that she did not agree with every option, showing extreme selectivity. If the prima felt her inner unwillingness to the party, she responded with a refusal.

The admirers of Olga Vladimirovna's talent have been enthusiastically discussing the question of the essence of the phenomenon of Borodina for several years now. Why does not her vocal data change over time, and her voice, like twenty years ago, is bright and organic?

Working on the repertoire, Borodina Olga carefully analyzes what is being offered to her. Noteworthy is the fact that she never set herself the goal of being the first in an operatic party.

For the sake of justice, it should be noted that she remains satisfied with the works of her contemporaries only in some cases, but a certain part still manages to work with a world-wide star. Borodina Olga became famous for her assertiveness and purposefulness. Thousands of people admire and admire her magnificent voice. What was her path to fame?

Biographical information

Borodina Olga Vladimirovna is a native of the cultural capital. She was born on July 29, 1963. Already at the age of three, the future star stated that she wanted to become a singer, and she was interested in opera vocals later. Initially, the girl wanted to perform in the choir. In childhood, not only did he become a talent for singing, but also for choreography. Olga Borodina long could not decide what she likes more - vocals or dances. The choice was influenced by her father, who skillfully owned a game of musical instruments, as well as a mother who skillfully performed songs. The daughter literally persuaded her to give it to a children's choir, and her mother, seeing her unrestrained zeal for art, agreed. To develop the vocal talent of Ole at the very beginning of the creative path helped Valentina Nikolayevna Gauguin - mentor on singing.

It was she who invested all her knowledge and experience in Borodina when the girl sang in the choir of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers. The result was, and yet what ...

Study

Olga Borodina, whose biography has just begun, decides to seriously engage in vocal and enters the conservatory and music school. In the first educational institution, fate confronts her with a talented singer Irina Petrovna Bogacheva, who will continue her education.

First success

Already at 23, the future opera star from Leningrad took first place in the All-Russia song contest, and a little later became the winner when she took part in the contest of young vocalists named after. Glinka, held throughout the country. In general, during her student years, Olga Vladimirovna willingly went to all sorts of competitions on vocals. And she shared her first award with Dmitry Hvorostovsky himself. Once, thanks to the assistance of the opera prima Irina Arkhipova, Borodin will go to the American New York, where he will win the international competition. R. Poncel.

After that, they will begin to recognize it on the street. Olga Borodina, whose photo will be decorated with posters of world opera houses, will repeatedly remember this triumph. She really has something to be proud of.

Work on stage

As a student, she was invited to join the troupe of the Leningrad Kirov Opera and Ballet Theater.

Experts noted that Olga Vladimirovna has an innate sense of style, organically composes plastic and music, and her unique vocals can compete with Rossiniyskim.

The prima herself noted that the first years of work in the "Kirov" theater were a hard test for her: she worked very hard, and the salary in Melpomene's church left much to be desired.

«Test balls»

The first performance on the stage Borodina - the party Zibel in the production of "Faust". Then there was Martha's party in the opera Khovanshchina. The last image required the maximum stage and vocal experience, in addition to the "spiritual" maturity of the artist. For the role of the Martha, several primitives, masterly mastering the mezzo-soprano, claimed at once: Eugenia Gorokhovskaya, Irina Bogacheva, Lyudmila Filatova.

Olga Borodina (opera singer) initially only attended the rehearsals. Just a week before the play, she was entrusted to try her hand at Martha. Alina Rotenberg helped him to work on it. Speech by Olga Vladimirovna in the opera Khovanshchina in 1987 was triumphant: the audience noticed what talent and extraordinary beauty are hidden in the actress. Borodin was able to destroy the classical perception of Martha, turning her into an attractive young woman who feels tremulous feelings for her beloved Andrei Khovansky.

Glory

In the late 80's, the prima received the Grand Prix and the prize for the best performance of mezzo-soprano, performing at the international competition. Francisco Vinyas, which was held in Spanish Barcelona. The unique vocal performances of Olga Vladimirovna were then celebrated by eminent Mirella Freni and Placido Dominga.

After a while, Borodin significantly expanded the list of operatic parts in the theater. Kirov. On her stage she brilliantly reincarnated in the images of Olga (Eugene Onegin), E. Kuragina (War and Peace), Konchakovny (Prince Igor), M. Mnishek (Boris Godunov).

"Europe applauds"

In the early 90's Olga Borodina (singer) goes on tour to Western countries.

Proposals for solo concerts on it began to pour in, as from a cornucopia. On foreign scenes, the prima acted with romances by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rossini's arias, Spanish compositions.

"When I first visited Europe, I discovered a lot of new things. This was facilitated by the fact that I was surrounded by the luminaries of the opera singers. I often talked with Placido Domingo, and he revealed to me some of the secrets of his success. Together we worked in such productions as "Adrienne Lecouvreur" and "Samson and Delilah", - the singer emphasized.

Today Olga Vladimirovna is rightly considered the owner of one of the best voices of the opera scene. She performs arias at the Mariinsky Theater, and her repertoire regularly expands. Prima in 1997 became the owner of the Golden Sofit Award. This award was noted for the image of Lyubasha in the "Tsar's Bride." In two years she will receive the Baltika Award for her outstanding services in opera. In 2000, Olga Vladimirovna was awarded the D. Shostakovich Prize.

Discography

Borodin worked fruitfully with the recording studio Philips Classics.

As a result of this cooperation, over 20 discs were produced. She performed compositions with such masters of opera art as Bernard Heiting, Valery Gergiev, Colin Davis. With them were recorded "Eugene Onegin", "Queen of Spades", "Khovanshchina".

It should be noted and solo compositions by Borodina. In particular, we are talking about "Tchaikovsky's Romances", "Bolero", "Songs of Desire", and a collection of songs was also recorded in collaboration with the Orchestra of the National Opera of Wales, conducted by Carlo Rizzi. And this is only a small fraction of what was done by Olga Vladimirovna.

In 2002, a concert was held in the Russian capital with the triumphant accompaniment of the musicians of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra. Borodin regularly takes part in the festival "White Nights" (St. Petersburg).

"I went and continue to walk through life calmly and measuredly. Some were dissatisfied with the fact that I was not a workaholic, and if it were not for my laziness, I could have conquered even greater heights in creativity. But I do not need fame. I want to do my job with feeling, with sense, with alignment, "- said the prima.

Life outside the scene

The owner of the mezzo-soprano considers herself to be a happy woman.

She likes to go to the country and read. Olga Borodina, whose private life is hidden behind seven seals, the mother of three children - Vladimir, Alexei and Maxim. Journalists wrote a lot about the prima novel with the Russian tenor Ildar Abdrazakov. A feeling flared between them when Olga Vladimirovna was already a big celebrity. And the novice soloist Abdrazakov was significantly younger than his lover. Anyway, but this was not the first marriage for both of them. Borodin gave birth to Ildar Vladimir's son, and after a while their union broke up.

The opera prima most of all in people values devotion and honesty, but hates lies and betrayal.