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  All-Moscow.ru: Site view
Being one-storey on the facade and two-storey on the inner side, the house was surrounded with branchy time-trees and maples.
The exhibits in the room acquaint visitors with Shalyapin's tours abroad and his triumphal debut at the famous "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan where on March 3/16, 1901, he performed the part of Mephistopheles in A.Boito's opera of the same name.
Fyodor Shalyapin himself would call on them to have a chat and to sing folk songs.
new.all-moscow.ru /culture/museum/chaliap/eshal.html   (1994 words)

  
 :: Russia-InfoCentre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Fyodor Shalyapin was born into a peasant family in Vyatka province in 1873.
Tours with his troupe brought Shalyapin to the town of Tiflis where he finally managed to pay serious attention to training his voice, thanks to singer Usatov who was able to discern and polish the gift of his pupil.
Shalyapin was both a great singer and a drama actor.
www.russia-ic.com /view/culture_art/music/great_singers/shalyapin   (717 words)

  
  KAZAN 1000 (MILLENNIUM)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Fyodor I. Shalyapin was born in February, 1973 in Kazan.
In 1898 Shalyapin married to a ballerina of Mamontov’ theatre Iola Tarnagi from Italy.
Owing to Shalyapin Russian operas were included in the repertoire of foreign theatres and became the property of the world opera art.
www.kazan1000.ru /eng/culture/famous/15   (1207 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Fyodor
The chief minister (and brother-in-law) of Ivan IV (the Terrible), he became Regent to Ivan's imbecile son Fyodor after Ivan's death, and was popularly supposed to have murdered Fyodor's brother and heir, Dmitri, in 1591.
Fyodor's Russia: the shortages and bread lines are gone, but Russians like Fyodor Sozontov, 18, have new concerns--like war, corruption, and a growing rich-poor divide.
Nathan Darr's was born Fyodor X in St. Petersburg, Russian.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Fyodor   (751 words)

  
 Info on Russia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Moscow is a city of Tchaikovsky, Shalyapin, Stanislavsky and Chekhov.
The great Russian bass singer Fyodor Shalyapin moved into this house in 1910 and lived there until 1920 with his Italian wife and five children.
He died in 1938 from leukemia and was buried in Paris until the former Soviet government allowed his ashes to be buried at Novodevichy Cemetry in 1984.
www.russia-hotel.de /inf/inf3.htm   (2377 words)

  
 Memorial House of Fyodor Shalyapin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Erected in the late 18th century as a typical Moscow cottage with log walls, plastered to took like "stone", a suite of small halls, two outbuildings and a garden stretching to the Moskva-river, the house was later rebuilt time and again.
The next section of the exhibition is dedicated to the first Petersburg period of Shalyapin's creative life (1894-1896).
The section dedicated to Shalyapin's creativily of 1917 through 1922 prior to going abroad (the playbills and posters of charity performances as well as the photographs of those times) gives evidence of his intensive artistic work.
russia.rin.ru /guides_e/7069.html   (1194 words)

  
 www.rian.ru
The famous couple will present the portraits of Fyodor Shalyapin painted by Konstantin Korovin and Valentin Serov, a draft of sets of Boris Godunov opera by Alexander Golovin, rare photographs with the singer's autographs, his letters to relatives and friends and even personal effects, reports the Web site www.museum.ru.
The department of the Russian opera theater of the Leningrad state museum of theater and musical art was the original title of the Shalyapin museum.
The collection of old weaponry, which was given to the singer by Maxim Gorky, Shalyapin's collection of paintings, his drawings and cartoons, the singer's portraits by Boris Kustodiyev, Alexander Benois, and Alexander Golovin, as well as his stage costumes are exhibited in the museum.
en.rian.ru /onlinenews/20050405/39697452-print.html   (262 words)

  
 Russian culture navigator
A grandiose festival opened at St.Petersburg's Mariinsky Theater on January 19 with a gala concert on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of the great Russian singer Fyodor Shalyapin.
Fyodor Shalyapin was born on February 13, 1873.
The Shalyapin festival involves a whole constellation of famous Russian basses who present the best parts of the great Russian singer.
www.vor.ru /culture/cultarch4_eng.html   (1503 words)

  
 Shalyapin Chamber Hall of Kazan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Shalyapin Chamber Hall, open in February 2001, is situated in the very centre of Kazan - Epiphany Belfry in Baumann Street.
It is also a small museum of a great singer Fyodor Shalyapin, whose biography is closely connected with Kazan.
Among such there is a sculpture of F.Shalyapin, the Epiphany Church, in which Fyodor Shalyapin was christened, and the Chamber Hall in Epiphany Belfry built at the time of the artist's staying in Kazan, which combines Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic, Jewish architecture features and is now a symbol of Kazan history and culture.
www.kcn.ru /tat_en/culture/shalyapin_hall.en/essence.htm   (212 words)

  
 All-Moscow.ru: Site view   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Being one-storey on the facade and two-storey on the inner side, the house was surrounded with branchy time-trees and maples.
The exhibits in the room acquaint visitors with Shalyapin's tours abroad and his triumphal debut at the famous "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan where on March 3/16, 1901, he performed the part of Mephistopheles in A.Boito's opera of the same name.
Rumour has it that Shalyapin studied the expressiveness of his posture, perfected his sense of rhythm and facial expression in front of this mirror.
moscow.lvl.ru /culture/museum/chaliap/eshal.html   (2002 words)

  
 Fyodor Shalyapin
Great appreciation is due to Semyonov-Samarski, who had highly valued the young Shalyapin’s talent, put trust into his abilities, and stimulated his first solo appearance on the stage, as well as stood by during his opera season in Ufa.
The entrepreneur suggested that Shalyapin should sing a benefit concert and choose a part for himself, thus wishing to show gratitude to the young singer and indicating that he had become “a very popular member of the company”.
The Chairman of the Drama department of the Society suggested that Shalyapin should participate in amateur performances, which were staged in the Noble Assembly Concert Hall (now it’s the Ufa State Institute of Arts).
www.bashedu.ru /konkurs/polovyanyuk/english/person/shalyap.htm   (1585 words)

  
 Singing in exile. (Russian opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin) - Russian Life - HighBeam Research
Russian opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin was known internationally.
Soviet writer Maxim Gorky once wrote, that Fyodor Shalyapin - best known as an international opera singer was a "more than humanly talented man." And, while this may be a slight exaggeration, in a way he was right.
Even without his great voice, Shalyapin's height, energy, emotions and ability to make...
www.highbeam.com /Doc.aspx?docid=1G1:20485220   (155 words)

  
 RNG - Excursions - Moscow - Theaters
Moscow is a city of Tchaikovsky, Shalyapin, Stanislavsky and Chekhov.
The great Russian bass singer Fyodor Shalyapin moved into this house in 1910 and lived there until 1920 with his Italian wife and five children.
He died in 1938 from leukemia and was buried in Paris until the former Soviet government allowed his ashes to be buried at Novodevichy Cemetry in 1984.
www.russia-travel.com /excursions/moscow/theaters   (461 words)

  
 A Maritime Meeting With Shalyapin's Suitcase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Daggers and sabers (intended for use as stage props) presented to Shalyapin by his friend, the writer Maxim Gorky are scattered around the room.
On the wall is a portrait of Shalyapin, standing on a snow-covered hill in a fur coat and cap.
Anna, a member of Sergei Diaghilev's ballet corps and an actress at the Alexandriisky Drama Theater in St. Petersburg before she emigrated first to Riga and then to Paris in 1925, was a long-time admirer of Shalyapin, and remained on friendly terms with him in Paris.
dev.themoscowtimes.com /stories/2003/06/18/008.html   (1282 words)

  
 TELECOMS: New order to increase price regulation in the industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Fyodor Boldyrev is a journalist for the Kompaniya weekly magazine, where he originally filed this article.
Walls that once trembled at the voice of the famous singer Fyodor Shalyapin and chords of the composer Sergei Rachmaninov now shake only at the scuffle of rats and ghosts.
However, a new tenant, well-known Russian actor Alexander Porokhovshchikov, hopes to breathe new life into the house that belonged to his great-grandfather and namesake, whose property was confiscated during the 1917 Revolution.
www.russiajournal.com /fan/russia_4627_6148_news.htm   (2383 words)

  
 Vishnevskaya opera centre:: III OPERA SINGING FESTIVAL COMMEMORATED TO FYODOR SHALYAPIN
In the unique natural grotto in which the champagne was kept, Fyodor Shalyapin, impressed by the beauty of the Crimea, began to sing and the glass in his hands broke because of his voice.
In relation to Shalyapin"s 130th anniversary celebrated this year, the Organization Committee decided to broaden the frames of the Festival.
As guests, there are invited Mikhail Gorbachev (the USSR President), Fyodor Shalyapin"s daughter Marina Shalyapina-Freddy and also his granddaughter Angela Freddy-Monteforte, the inherit of the ancient lineage Pyotr Sheremetyev Director of Russian Conservatoire by Rakhmaninov in Paris, the USSR actress Maria Stefuk.
www.opera-centre.ru /en/150/523/528   (481 words)

  
 Shalyapin Days in Ufa - Pravda.Ru   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A service for Fyodor Shalyapin will be held in St. Sergius' Cathedral in Ufa (the capital of Bashkiria) on Thursday.
The celebrations are timed to the 130th anniversary of Fyodor Shalyapin's birth.
Seventeen-year old Shalyapin arrived in Ufa as a member of the chorus of the Russian commercial opera and operetta in accordance with his first contract.
english.pravda.ru /culture/2003/02/13/43368.html   (292 words)

  
 Famous Russian People. Russian painters, Russian artists at www.stpetersburg-guide.com
Isaak Levitan was buried at the Novodevichiye cemetery in Moscow.
The famous Russian opera singer Fyodor Shalyapin, a friend of Levitan's, spoke of the art of the painter: "It has brought me to realization that the most important thing in art is this feeling, this spirit, this prophetic word that sets people's hearts on fire.
And this prophetic word can be expressed not only in speech and gesture but also in line and color." Leo Tolstoy once said, "The basis of human happiness is the possibility to be together with nature, to see it and to talk to it".
stpetersburg-guide.com /people/levitan.shtml   (1072 words)

  
 The St. Petersburg Times - Arts + Features (Young Singers Gather Chez Shalyapin To Flaunt Skills)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The next generation of opera stars is airing its voices in a series of concerts running this month at the former home of Russia's greatest bass, Fyodor Shalyapin.
On Sunday, five student singers were featured who are nearing the point when their voices mature, and who already have good technique and some of the presence for which Shalyapin was legendary.
With opportunities such as these for students - aside from the usual performances at the conservatory - as well as the new Mariinsky Theater Academy for Young Opera Singers to which students will hope to graduate, St. Petersburg is investing in the future wisely and well.
www.sptimesrussia.com /archive/times/441/features/singers.htm   (487 words)

  
 RNG - Excursions - Moscow - Russian Writers and Poets
In this house recitals and literary soirees were organized in the drawing room.
Chekhov had two large rooms and a study on the ground floor where he received his patients, and upstairs in the sitting room he entertained his friends, such as the composer Tchaikovsky, the painter Isaak Levitan and the architect Fyodor Shekhtel.
Built in 1910, this was a fashionable house that belonged to three Moscow artists.
www.russia-travel.com /excursions/moscow/writers   (954 words)

  
 Shalyapin - GO! Magazine: Moscow night & day
Opened on the first floor of the Opera House residential complex late last year, Shalyapin has dignity, style, attentive service and a menu that features mostly Russian classics with several Italian and French dishes thrown in.
The menu opens with the Caviar Table, a sampling of five types of caviar (three types of fl sturgeon caviar and two types of red — salmon and pike) served with bliny, butter and sour cream, for 650 rubles.
In the center of the main dining room stands a white grand piano, sheet music adorns the walls, and an old American gramophone still plays Shalyapin’s records — the director of the singer’s house museum, located nearby, presented a batch of them to the restaurant.
www.tmt-go.ru /articles/show/169   (295 words)

  
 Fyodor Shalyapin :: Music :: Culture & Arts :: Russia-InfoCentre
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www.russia-ic.com /culture_art/music/397   (758 words)

  
 Pravda.RU:22nd Fyodor Shalyapin International Opera Festival in Kazan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The 22nd Fyodor Shalyapin International Opera Festival will take place in Kazan (the capital of Tatarstan, the Volga region) on February 5-15.
Therefore, the Shalyapin festival will expand its geography and the number of participants.
Traditional Shalyapin readings will be held in the Gorky Literature Museum as part of the festival.
newsfromrussia.com /culture/2003/02/05/43011_.html   (209 words)

  
 Religion Revisted :: about this class
The center "does not need yet another church, there are already so many," a spokesperson from the Tatarstan ministry of culture told Keston News Service, a former religious freedom watchdog.
The bell-tower at Church of the Epiphany is now home to a museum in honor of Fyodor Shalyapin, a famous Kazan singer, who was baptized in the church.
But despite pleas from the parish to move the museum, letters from Tatarstan's culture ministry repeatedly deny that the tower should belong to the church.
www.columbia.edu /itc/journalism/religion2004/feature_levitz.html   (1284 words)

  
 -==in RUSSIA==- Metropol Hotel
The Hotel, built at the turn of the century, is rich in art and historical importance.
Famous visitors have included: Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, fyodor Shalyapin and John F. Kennedy.
Having undergone a restoration, completed in 1991, the Hotel's celebration atmosphere of traditional Russian hospitality is now combined with the very latest in comfort.
www.angelfire.com /in/Russia/metropol.html   (128 words)

  
 Lyubov Orlova at AllExperts
She was born to a middle class family in Zvenigorod near Moscow and grew up in Yaroslavl.
When she was seven, Fyodor Shalyapin predicted her future as a famous actor.
Orlova did not graduate from the Moscow Conservatory because she had to make money for her parents.
en.allexperts.com /e/l/ly/lyubov_orlova.htm   (289 words)

  
 Hotel Metropol | Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Today his private room has been rebuilt into the "Savva Morozov" banquet hall.
Fyodor Shalyapin - great Russian singer, repeatedly visited and sang in the hotel restaurants.
Georgiy Sedov - famous Arctic explorer who stayed in the "Metropol" in 1912 before he set out for his last expedition.
www.metropol-moscow.ru /english/clients.shtml   (557 words)

  
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In july 2003 the Ensemble of violinists took part in Festival of operatic art in honour of Fyodor Shalyapin.
A great success of Violinists Ensemble was written in Russian mass media: "The Spirit of Festival is the Violinists Ensemble "Virtuosos of Yakutia" of high school of music.
Guest of Honour of the 3-rd Festival in honour of Fyodor Shalyapin' the count Pyotr Petrovich Sheremetev' the chairman (President) of Russian Music Society in France' the Rector Conservatory in Paris (was founded by Fyodor Shalyapin in 1923) applauded to the Northern representatives and announced that he would take them to Paris".
www.sitc.ru /violin/e_index.shtml   (1273 words)

  
 Aleksandr Nikolayevitch Serov - Classical music composer
The part of Holofernes was one of Fyodor Shalyapin’s big successes.
His wife, Valentina Bergman, completed the fifth act with the help of a teacher at the Petersburg conservatory.
At its premiere it was received coolly, but performances with Fyodor Stravinsky and later Fyodor Shalyapin in the role of Yeromka, were quite successful.
www.classical-composers.org /comp/serov   (1361 words)

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