Burghiu Svetlana

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After graduating from high school, she enrolled at Krasnoyarsk State University, where she studied history and philology. Two years later (in 1965), following a competition, she was admitted to the A.V. Lunacharsky State Institute of Theatrical Arts (GITIS), where she studied under Professor G. Aden in the Department of Theatrical Arts. Svetlana Burgiu made her opera debut in 1970. After graduating from GITIS in 1970, she became a soloist at the Moldova National Opera and Ballet Theatre. From 1974 to 1977, she completed an internship at the Bolshoi Theatre. During her internship, she performed in the following productions: Eugene Onegin by P. Tchaikovsky; The Dawns Are Quiet Here by K. Molchanov; and Rigoletto by G. Verdi. From 1978 to 1979, she completed an internship at the La Scala Theatre in Milan. After completing internships at the Bolshoi Theatre and La Scala Theatre in Milan, she performed at the Moldova National Opera and Ballet Theatre (1980-1995). She held solo concerts and taught masterclasses both in the Republic of Moldova and abroad. In 1992, she became a laureate of the international competition in Pyongyang, DPRK. The singer's creative portfolio includes not only opera vocal parts but also numerous arias, songs, and romances. She performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre, on the opera stages of renowned theaters in the former USSR, on stages in Germany, Finland, Italy, as well as on the stage of the Organ Hall in Chisinau. She taught singing at the Șt. Neaga Republican College of Music (Chisinau). Svetlana Burghiu's gift for stage transformation, as well as her unique vocal timbre, were highly appreciated by the celebrated opera singer Irina Arkhipova, who called her "a mezzo-soprano with a voice of silver." For her contributions to the promotion of musical art and for the high level of performance demonstrated throughout her career, Svetlana Burghiu was nominated for the honorary title of "Master of Arts."