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27 December 2013
Casta Diva for Elena Obraztsova

On Thursday, December 26, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow hosted a concert marking 50 years of artistic activity of Elena Obraztsova, a famous Russian mezzo-soprano and one of the greatest opera singers. She made her debut with the Bolshoi Opera in 1963 in the role of Marina Mnishek in Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov. Hibla Gerzmava took part in last night’s Grand Gala and sang the cavatina Casta Diva from Bellini’s Norma. The Gala was starring a number of Elena Obraztsova’s long-standing stage partners and friends — soprano Makvala Kasrashvili, tenor Zurab Sotkilava et al.