Olga Borodina
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Olga Wladimirowna Borodina, born Olga Vladimirovna Borodina in 1963 in Leningrad, is a Russian opera singer known for her mezzo-soprano voice. She studied and graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory under Irina Bogacheva. In 1992, she debuted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, as Dalila in Samson et Dalila, alongside Plácido Domingo. Borodina has performed frequently at notable venues including La Scala in Milan and the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, where she started her career. Her extensive repertoire includes roles such as Princess Eboli in Verdi's Don Carlos and Marina Mniszek in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov. Notable recordings include the albums Arias and Portrait (2006), as well as major works by Modest Mussorgsky and Sergei Prokofiev. Borodina won the Francisco Viñas Singing Competition in Barcelona in 1989, received the People's Artist of Russia title in 2002, and won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Album in 2011 for her vocal work in the 2010 recording of Verdi's Messa da Requiem.
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- Cui: A Statue in Tsarskoye Selo, Op. 57, No. 17 featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: "You" and "Thou", Op. 57, No. 11 featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: My Desire, Op. 57, No. 25 featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: I Loved Him featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: Spanish Song featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: I Remember an Evening featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: I Touched the Bloom Lightly, Op. 49, No. 1 featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: Here the Lilac Blossom Fades So Quickly, Op. 54, No. 5 featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: It's Over featuring Olga Borodina
- Borodin: The Princess of the Sea featuring Olga Borodina
- None but the Lonely Heart, Op.6, No.6 (Nyet, tolko tot, kto znal)
- Borodin: A Note of Insincerity featuring Olga Borodina
- Mussorgsky: What Are Love's Words to You? featuring Olga Borodina
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Plenivshis rozoï soloveï: Captivated by the Rose (The Nightingale), Op. 2, No. 2 featuring Olga Borodina
- Rimsky-Korsakov: 'Twas Not the Wind, Op. 43, No. 2 featuring Olga Borodina
- Cui: "Velichit dusha moya Gospoda", Op. 93 (Hymn to the Most Holy Mother of God) featuring St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
- Rimsky-Korsakov: The Lark's Song, Op. 43, No. 1 featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: My Restless Heart featuring Olga Borodina
- "Rataplan!" featuring Olga Borodina
- "Al suon del tamburo" featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: Over the Lake featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: Selim's Song featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: When I Hear Your Voice featuring Olga Borodina
- Balakirev: The Crescent Moon featuring Olga Borodina
