13 Dec 2015

Galina Vishnevskaya - A Tribute

From Appointment, 10:00 am on 13 December 2015

Galina Vishnevskaya (1926-2012)

Russian stamp featuring Galina Vishnevskaya

Russian stamp featuring Galina Vishnevskaya Photo: Russian Post, Publishing and Trade Centre "Marka" (ИТЦ «Марка»). The design of the stamp by A. Moskovets. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Galina Vishnevskaya

Galina Vishnevskaya Photo: Commons

Roger Flury and Des Wilson discuss the extraordinary life and career of the Russian soprano who survived childhood poverty, disease, the siege of Leningrad, political persecution and even exile to become a celebrated international performer and recording artist.