voc, *1931 RU
Singer
A.k.a. Тамара Афанасьевна Сорокина
Soviet / Russian opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano). Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1968), People's Artist of the RSFSR (1973). Born: May 19, 1931, Klintsy, Bryansk Oblast, RSFSR Soloist of: Ленинградский театр оперы и балета им. Кирова / Kirov Leningrad Opera and Ballet Theatre (now Mariinsky) (1952-54) Большой театр / Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow (1954-present).