Irina Arkhipova
Irina Arkhipova Ирина Архипова | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Irina Konstantinovna Vetoshkina |
| Born | 2 January 1925 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 11 February 2010 (aged 85) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer (mezzo-soprano, contralto) |
Irina Konstantinovna Arkhipova (née Vetoshkina, 2 January 1925 – 11 February 2010) was a Soviet and Russian mezzo-soprano, and later contralto, opera singer. She sang leading roles first in Russia at the Sverdlovsk Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre, and then throughout Europe and in the United States. People's Artist of the USSR (1966) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1984).