The images of heroines created by Tatiana Shmyga (1928-2011) on the stage of the Moscow operetta theatre will never be forgotten. They are remembered for the performances of "the Violet of Montmartre", "the Kiss of Chanita", "the Circus lights up", "the Girls 'commotion", "My fair lady", "Catherine", "Julia" and many others. Operetta is a unique genre that imposes special requirements on the artist: to sing like an Opera singer, to dance like a ballet soloist, to play like a dramatic actor. At the same time have an attractive appearance and irresistible charm. It is this alloy that gives birth to the prima Donna. And the undisputed prima Donna of Russian operetta for many years was Tatiana Shmyga. In her book, she told about the operetta Theater of the second half of the XX century, about its UPS and downs, about famous actors, including Gerard Vasiliev, Alexander Gorelik, Vladimir Kandelaki... And of course, about herself, her fate and work, without which she simply could not live.