People's Artist Sergienko Set Up Her Tombstone at 79 0 3

The legendary opera singer Lyudmila Sergienko has taken care of her own tombstone in advance — a monument with an open date of death has appeared at the Troekurovsky Cemetery.

According to Mash, the tombstone is installed next to the grave of her late husband, the famous singer Vladislav Verestnikov. The 79-year-old artist has suffered from hypertension with heart complications for many years and, according to sources, decided to arrange her funeral matters herself to avoid troubling her relatives.

In a conversation with Mash, Lyudmila Borisovna confirmed the information but declined to provide further comments.

Lyudmila Borisovna Sergienko was born on December 17, 1945, in Voroshilovgrad (now Luhansk).

In 1964, she graduated from the Luhansk Music College (piano class).

In 1971, she graduated from the Kharkiv Institute of Arts under T. Ya. Veske (solo singing) and I. M. Polyana (chamber singing).

Since 1977, she has performed at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Lyudmila Sergienko is a People's Artist of Russia, possessing a rare lyric-dramatic soprano. For over half a century, she has performed on the leading opera stages of the country and taught at GITIS, nurturing a new generation of vocalists.