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"Líu's Death Scene" Turandot (Puccini) w/Franco Corelli & Birgit Nilsson |
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"Puskay pogibnu ya" Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky) |
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"Vocalise" Op.34, No. 14 (Rachmaninov) |
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"Act 2, Finale" Tosca (Puccini) |
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"Songs and Dances of Death" (Mussorgsky, orchestrated by Shostakovich) |
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"Ritorna vincitor" Aida (Verdi) |
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"Con onor muore" Madama Butterfly (Puccini) [sung in Russian] |
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"Casta diva" Norma (Bellini) |
More photos of the soprano with famous friends after the jump.
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An early promotional photo |
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After a performance with Maria Callas |
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The star diva during the 1970s |
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Husband Mstislav in the backseat, composer Benjamin Britten driving and tenor Peter Pears looks on during a joy ride. |
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With composer Dmitri Shostakovich |
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Galina and late husband Mstislav Rostropovich |