Evgheniya Miroshnichenko (Ukrainian: Євгенія Мірошниченко; June 12, 1931 – April 27, 2009[1]) was a Ukrainian opera and chamber singer, internationally famous for her coloratura soprano voice.
She was born in a working-class family in Radyanskoe- a small village in the Vovchank region near Kharkiv. Prior to the Russian Revolution her mother, Susanna (1903–1979), used to sing for the earl Gendrikov’s theater; her father, Semen (1899–1943), was a mechanic and a driver. Semen was a member of tank crew during World War II and was killed during a combat. Because of World War II Miroshnichenko, did not finish her primary school education and in 1943 became a student of a vocational school in Kharkiv where she started to sing in a choir. During her school times she took an active part in amateur art activities, more than usual she was attracted by dances and singing. During a show of amateur art activities in Moscow in 1951, she was noticed by a professor of the Kiev Conservatory and was invited to study at the conservatory in a class of Professor M. Donec-Tessair. Because of her poor progress in non-musical subjects she failed out, but she was readmitted later. She finished the Kiev Conservatory in 1957 and made her debut in the Kiev Opera Theater as Violletta in the opera “La traviata” of Giuseppe Verdi . In 1961 Miroshnichenko worked in Milan in La Scala under the direction of Elvira del Edalgo [2].
Miroshnichenko's voice was determined as the unique because of its timbre and compass. She was called “the singer everyone must see” on account of her vocal technique and her talent for dramatic acting. [3] She was a lead singer of the Kiev Opera Theater during 1957-1998. Miroshnichenko has taken part in many international and domestic vocal competitions, acted in musical films, recorded discs, gave performances in tours across the United States, Canada and Western
In 1980, Miroshnichenko became a teacher of the Kiev conservatory and 1990 she obtained the status of professor of the chair of solo singing at the Kiev Conservatory. Many of her students became well-known opera singers in Ukraine and worldwide. [4] Miroshnichenko lives in Kiev now and has two sons – Igor and Oleg [1]. She is occupied with charities and teaching. Among her accomplishments are the foundation of the international charitable organization and help in creating the Small Opera Theater in Kiev [2].
Miroshnichenko died in Kiev on April 27, 2009.[1]
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Venus (“Aeneid” Lisenko), Violetta, Gilda (“La traviata ”, “Rigoletto” Verdi), Marpha, Shamahanskyaya czarina (“The Tsar's Bride”, ” The Golden Cockerel.” Rimsky-Korsakov), Rosine (“Le Barbier de Séville” Rossini), Iolan (“Millan” Mayboroda), Lucia (“Lucia di Lammermoor” Donizetti), The Queen of the Night (“The Magic Flute” Mozart)
V. Stepova, O. Nagorna, O. Tereshenko, C. Chahoyan, O, Pashuk, O. Kirilovska, I. Zyabchenko, C. Pilkevich, T. Guzun, O.Yarova, T. Hodakova.
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[3]. Dmitriy Belov, Mihail Kalnickiy, ”Top singer with strong character”, Kievskie Vedomosti, #131 (2005) [3]> (accessed February 12, 2009)
[4] “Sources to celebrate a jubilee” Region.Library,Kharkov.ua, [4] (accessed February 12, 2009)
[5] About the designation of the name of Hero of Ukraine to E. Miroshnichenko. Law portal of Ukraine. [5] (accessed February 12, 2009)
[6] “Miroshnichenko Evgheniya Semenovna”, Visual dictionary, [6] (accessed February 12, 2009)
Photo: “Miroshnichenko Evgheniya Semenovna”, Ukrainian song, [9] (accessed February 12, 2009)