The daughter of the Russian tenor Anatoly Orfenov, Ljuba Orfenov was born in Moskow and studied there at the Conservatory before embarking upon a career as a coach at the Stanislavsky Opera Theatre and as a recital accompanist for Ljuba Kazarnovskaya, Anatoly Kotscherga, Elena Prokina and many others. She has served as a coach for a number of record companies and opera houses. She has accompanied Ljuba Kazarnovskaya in many recital at home and