1873–1938, Russian Almost entirely self-taught as a singer, Chaliapin began singing in Tbilisi and St Petersburg. He made a name for himself singing both Boris and Valaam from Modest Mussorgsky’s (1839–81) Boris Godunov (1874). Although best known for singing the Russian repertoire, Chaliapin performed in a wide range of operas, including those by Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) and ...
Orchestra in 1911. After the ‘Enigma’ triumph, Elgar could call on singers as renowned as Clara Butt and there was even tentative discussion of a King Lear opera with Chaliapin, the great Russian bass. Fritz Kreisler gave the first performance of the Violin Concerto. It was hoped he would record it, too, but eventually it was the ...
which, coupled with financial insecurities, took its toll on his health and he died in 1894. Introduction | Turn of the Century | Opera Personalities | Fyodor Ivanovich Chaliapin | Turn of the Century | Opera Techniques | Operetta | Turn of the Century | Opera ...
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