The goddess of the arts. Irina Arkhipova

The book tells about the great Russian singer, one of the best singers of world Opera of the twentieth century, a major public figure and an outstanding organizer of musical education in Russia. Based on the memoirs of colleagues - great Russian musicians of the twentieth century, students and pupils of Irina Konstantinovna, as well as her friends, the book introduces the reader to the world of modern musical life. Many pages is a free story the I. K. Arkhipova about his personal life, about young singers - the future of the Russian stage of the XXI century. In the book the great attention is given to social activities of the great Russian singer, enthusiast and ascetic of the Russian stage.

The book is illustrated with photographs from the archive of I. K. Arkhipova and her family.