Natalia Iretskaya
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Natalia Alexandrovna Iretskaya was a Russian singer and teacher of singing. Vocally, she is best described as a soprano
.
, where studied with Henriette Nissen-Saloman
(a pupil of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García
). She also studied in Paris
with Pauline Viardot (a daughter and pupil of Manuel García
). From 1874 she taught singing
in the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
, and became a professor in 1881.
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
.
Biography
She was born in 1845 and graduated from the Saint Petersburg ConservatorySaint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
, where studied with Henriette Nissen-Saloman
Henriette Nissen-Saloman
Henriette Nissen-Saloman, , was a Swedish opera singer and singing pedagogue.Henriette was born in Gothenburg, where she was a student of organist Georg Günther before she went to Paris in 1838, where she learned singing from Manuel Garcia and piano from Frédéric Chopin...
(a pupil of Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García
Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García
Manuel Patricio Rodríguez García , was a Spanish singer, music educator, and vocal pedagogue.-Biography:García was born on 17 March 1805 in the town of Zafra in Badajoz Province, Spain. His father was singer and teacher Manuel del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez García...
). She also studied in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
with Pauline Viardot (a daughter and pupil of Manuel García
Manuel García (tenor)
Manuel del Pópulo Vicente Rodriguez García was a Spanish opera singer, composer, impresario, and singing teacher.-Biography:...
). From 1874 she taught singing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
in the Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
, and became a professor in 1881.
Pupils
Among her pupils were:- Nadezhda Zabela-VrubelNadezhda Zabela-VrubelNadezhda Ivanovna Zabela-Vrubel was a Russian opera singer. Vocally, she is best described as a lyrical soprano, with a particularly high tessitura....
, - Elena Katulskaya,
- Lubov Andreyeva-Delmas,
- Ksenia Dorliak (mother of Nina Dorliak),
- Aikanush Danielyan,
- Lidia Lipkovskaya,
- Elizaveta Petrenko,
- Oda SlobodskayaOda SlobodskayaOda Slobodskaya 1888 - 1970 was a Russian born soprano who later became a British citizen.Her biographer, Maurice Leonard quotes Slobodskaya as having been born on 28 November 1888 in Vilno near the Polish border...
, and others.