Aida Garifullina moved to Nuremberg at seventeen to study with Heldentenor Siegfried Jerusalem, and later continued her studies in Vienna with American soprano Claudia Visca.
Recording & Production
The instrumental accompaniment for 'Midnight in Moscow' on this album was recorded in 1962 in the Bolshoi Hall, Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow.
Performer Biography
Since graduating in 2011, Aida Garifullina has regularly performed with renowned artists such as Juan Diego Flórez, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Andrea Bocelli, and Plácido Domingo.
Performer Biography
Aida Garifullina, the soprano on this album, was born in 1987 into a Tatar family in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation.
Historical Context
The 1962 Mercury LP Balalaika Favourites, from which an instrumental track is used on this album, was the first LP made by a Western recording company in the Soviet Union.
Performer Biography
Aida Garifullina's mother, a choral conductor, encouraged her singing lessons at the local conservatory from a very young age.
Performer Biography
Aida Garifullina won first prize in Plácido Domingo's Operalia competition in Verona in 2013, a major breakthrough in her career.
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