Background
BARSOVA, Valcriya was born on June 13, 1892 in Astrakhan’.
BARSOVA, Valcriya was born on June 13, 1892 in Astrakhan’.
1919 graduate in piano and singing under U. Mazetti, Moscow Conservatory.
1915-1920 at Theater of Art and Education, Union of Workers’ Organization. Sang in “Letuchaya Mysh” (The Bat) by Balyev, and in the Zimin opera company. 1920-1948 soloist, Bolshoy Theater, Moscow.
Simultaneously performed at Moscow Arts Theater Music Studio. Also well-known as concert singer. Gave concerts in England, Turkey, Finland and Communist satellite countries.
Deputy, Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Supreme Soviet of 1938 convocation. Deputy, Moscow City Soviet of first two convocation. President, Theatrical Section, All-Union Society for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.
Chairman, Central House of Art Workers. 1954 member, Soviet delegation at Congress of Czechoslovak-Soviet Friendship Union, Czechoslovakia. 1959 Jury, member, International Competition during 7th World Youth Festival, Vienna.
Best-known roles: Ludmilla in Glinka’s “Ruslan and Lyudmila”. Antonida in Glinka’s “Ivan Susanin”. Title role in Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Snegurochka” (The Snow Princess).
Rosina in Rossini’s “Barber of Seville”. Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata” and Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto”, etc.
Member, Communist Party, since 1940.
Member, Communist Party, since 1940.