Julia Lezhneva studied with the People's Artist of the USSR, who was of what range?
Julia Lezhneva:  She studied with Tamara Cherkasova, Irina Zhurina, Elena Obraztsova, Dennis O'Neill and Yvonne Kenny. Elena Obraztsova: Elena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova (Russian: Елена Васильевна Образцова ; 7 July 1939 – 12 January 2015) was a Russian mezzo-soprano. Elena Obraztsova:  People's Artist of the USSR (1976).
mezzo-soprano