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Chaliapin

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Cha·lia·pin  (shä-lyäpn), Feodor Ivanovich 1873-1938.
Russian-born French operatic basso who gained fame for his performance in Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele.
Chaliapin (Russian) [ʃaˈljapin]
n
(Biographies / Chaliapin, Fyodor Ivanovich (1873-1938) M, Russian, MUSIC: operatic bass) Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873-1938, Russian operatic bass singer
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Rachmaninov's short opera, The Miserly Knight, has a second scene written for the voice of the great bass Chaliapin.
classical by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
You'd attended concerts of Russian music that this visionary impresario had presented in Paris in 1907, and been thrilled in 1908 by the great Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin in Modest Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov at the Paris Opera--another step in Diaghilev's mission to acquaint western Europe with Russian culture.
The Ballets Russes Revolution: Diaghilev brought fire and controversy ... by Jowitt, Deborah / Dance Magazine
Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin created the Don--one of the legendary singer's most successful roles--though Massenet preferred the more restrained French bass-baritone Vanni Marcoux, who sand the Paris premiere.
Don Quichotte by Crory, Neil / Opera Canada
 
 
 
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