Seven classes of education and world fame. How fate tested Galina Vishnevskaya October 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya. She survived the siege of Leningrad, the loss of a child and an illness that could have prevented her from ever having the chance to sing. The future star came to the Bolshoi Theater almost by chance, without having had a conservatory education. We are talking about the unexpected turns of her fate.

Seven classes of education and world fame. How fate tested Galina Vishnevskaya October 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of opera singer Galina Vishnevskaya. She survived the siege of Leningrad, the loss of a child and an illness that could have prevented her from ever having the chance to sing. The future star came to the Bolshoi Theater almost by chance, without having had a conservatory education. We are talking about the unexpected turns of her fate.