vishnevskaya

noun

1. Ga·li·na (Pa·vlov·na) [guh–lee-nuh pahv-lohv-nuh, pav-; Russian guh-lyee-nuh pah-vluh v-nuh] /gəˈli nə pɑvˈloʊv nə, pæv-; Russian gʌˈlyi nə ˈpɑ vləv nə/, 1926–2012, Soviet operatic soprano, in the U.S. (wife of Mstislav Rostropovich).