People's Artist of Russia since 1993 Irina Mikhailovna Zhurina is the pride of our country in the Soviet and current periods. And her lyric-coloratura soprano is well known all over the world.
short biography
On August 28, 1946, the future popular artist was born in Kharkov (Ukrainian SSR). From early childhood, Irina showed remarkable artistic abilities, including her vocal abilities. After receiving a certificate of secondary education, she continued her education at the Kharkov Institute of Arts (Yukelis course), which she graduated in 1971. In addition, the future permanent Snow Maiden on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater (for 12 years regularly appeared in this role on the famous stage) received the basics of singing skills from Kurbatova-Bespalova.
In the period from 1971 to 1975, Zhurina was a soloist of the local opera and ballet theater. Her professional portfolio at that time was filled with many leading roles, among which Gilda (Rigoletto) and Violetta (La Traviata), Snegurochka (Snegurochka) and Rosina (The Barber of Seville) deserve special attention.
Creative career
At present, the theatrical community around the world is well aware of the delicate lightness and simplicity, natural grace and magic of charm that the phenomenal voice of Irina Zhurina possesses. And the gifted artist began her real ascent to the pinnacle of national fame in 1975, when she joined the trainee group of the Bolshoi Theater. Talent and hard work quickly did their job, and already in September 1976 she became the soloist of the country's leading stage.
Her creative career, in addition to the Bolshoi Theater, is associated with many significant events in the cultural life of the USSR and Russia. Irina Zhurina headed many juries at national vocal competitions, participated in various government events, including the inauguration of the President of the Russian Federation B. N. Yeltsin and the state reception given on the occasion of the visit of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain to our country.
The professional life of the famous artist is also associated with teaching. In this capacity, she was engaged in teaching talented youth in the following periods of time:
- 1995-2008 - lecturer at a college at the Moscow Conservatory;
- 2008-2009 - Lecturer at the Russian Academy of Slavic Culture;
- currently - professor at GITIS.
The most famous theatrical works of Irina Zhurina include the following opera parts:
- Zerlina (Don Juan);
- Despina ("Everyone does this");
- Martha ("The Tsar's Bride");
- Shekhamanskaya queen ("The Tale of the Golden Cockerel");
- Antonida (Ivan Susanin);
- Norina (Don Pasquale);
- Lucia (Lucia di Lammermoor);
- Lady, pleasant in all respects ("Dead Souls");
- Musetta (La Boheme);
- Brigitte ("Iolanta");
- Gilda (Rigoletto);
- Prilepa ("The Queen of Spades").
Personal life
The complete focus on the professional activities of the People's Artist of Russia has become the reason that there is no publicly available information about the family life of Irina Zhurina.
