Nikolay Nikolaevich Sereda ( May 4 (16), 1890 , village of Stary Sanzhary (now Starosanzharsky village council , Novosanzharsky district , Poltava region , Ukraine ) - February 16, 1948 , Leningrad ) - Ukrainian and Russian Soviet singer . People's Artist of the RSFSR (1947).
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| Full name | Nikolay Nikolaevich Sereda |
| Date of Birth | 4 (16) May 1890 |
| Place of Birth | village of Old Sanzhary , Poltava province , Russian Empire (now - in Novosanzhar district , Poltava region , Ukraine ) |
| Date of death | February 16, 1948 (57 years old) |
| Place of death | Leningrad , USSR |
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| A country |  Russian Empire of the  the USSR |
| Professions | Opera singer |
| Singing voice | lyric tenor |
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| Genres | opera, chamber music |
| Collectives | Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after S. M. Kirov |
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Biography
In 1922–25 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of singing under the guidance of G. P. Gandolfi, then in 1928 he improved in Germany. He was a soloist of the Opera Theaters of Kharkov (1926–1933) and Sverdlovsk (1933–1935).
From 1935 to 1948 - soloist of the Leningrad State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater named after SM Kirov .
Creativity
In his work he implemented the best traditions of Russian vocal-performing school. Lyric tenor . He had a light, bright voice of warm timbre, purity of intonation, expressiveness of phrasing.
Opera Roles
Among the parties performed by N. Sereda are Lohengrin (“ Lohengrin ” by R. Wagner ), Alfred (“ La Traviata ” by Verdi ), Lensky (“ Eugene Onegin ” by Tchaikovsky ), Levko (“ May Night ” by Rimsky-Korsakov ), Andrei (“ Taras Bulba ” Lysenko ), Vladimir Dubrovsky (“ Dubrovsky ”), Faust , Werther (“ Werther ” Massne ), Salavat (“ Emelyan Pugachev ”Koval) and others.
He also performed as a chamber singer, performed Ukrainian folk songs in concerts with particular success.
He died in Leningrad and was buried at the Volkovsky Lutheran cemetery .
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedia. - M .: Soviet encyclopedia, Soviet composer. Ed. Yu. V. Keldysh. 1973-1982.
Links
- Sereda Mikola Mikolajovich (ukr.)