Nazariy Grigoryevich Raysky (real surname Kapitonov , 1876 - 1958 ) - Russian opera artist (lyric-dramatic tenor), concert singer, vocal teacher, art critic, translator. Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR (1944), Doctor of Art Criticism (1941).
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| Date of Birth | October 26 ( November 7 ) 1876 | ||
| Place of Birth | Lublin Russian empire | ||
| Date of death | October 6, 1958 (81 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow , USSR | ||
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| A country |  the USSR | ||
| Professions | Opera singer | ||
| Singing voice | tenor | ||
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Nazari Raysky had a pleasant tone voice, his repertoire totaled 42 parts, chamber repertoire - about 1000 works of Russian and foreign composers. The singer’s partners were B. B. Amirjan , G. Kristman , P. S. Olenin , V. N. Petrova-Zvantseva , R. E. Radina , S. F. Selyuk-Roznatovskaya , E. Ya. Tsvetkova .
Biography
Born on October 26 ( November 7 in a new style) in 1876 in Lublin in the family of an official.
In 1896-1900 he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory (first in the violin class, then in the singing class). He perfected his vocal art in Italy. In 1902-1904 he sang in many opera houses of the Russian Empire - Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Harbin, Tiflis, Baku, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Vilna. In 1904-1908, Paradise was the soloist of the Moscow opera S. Zimin, then he toured in Turin and Genoa ( Italy ) for one season. Since 1904 he participated in concerts of the Circle of Russian Music Lovers. In 1909-1915 and 1920-1930, Paradise performed at the concert stage in Moscow and author concerts in other cities; performed many romances.
In addition, he was a famous vocal teacher. In 1919-1929 and 1933-1949 he taught solo and chamber classes at the Moscow Conservatory; in 1929-1933, professor at the Tiflis Conservatory ; In the mid-1930s, he taught at the Central Correspondence Music and Pedagogical Institute and at the Music College at the Moscow Conservatory. For thirty years of teaching activity, he trained a galaxy of singers and teachers, among whom were D. L. Aspelund , G. P. Vinogradov , D. D. Golovin , G. Gabrielyan, B. S. Deineka , N. I. Kedrov , and Reuben Kissin , S. A. Krasovsky , A. P. Korolev , N. I. Krivulya , S. Ya. Lemeshev , A. Malyuta, E. Ya. Pakul , P.M. Pontryagin , V.R. Slivinsky , S. N Streltsov , G. I. Tits , V. M. Firsova . He made reports on vocal art and singing techniques in Saratov, Sverdlovsk, at All-Union vocal conferences and advanced training courses for vocal teachers.
N. G. Raysky took part in strengthening amateur performances in the USSR:
- in 1926-1927 he was a member of the first military patronage commission of the art workers union,
- in 1942-1945 he worked in circles of the Moscow Automobile Plant named after Likhachev,
- in 1946 - at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages,
- in 1952-1954 - at the Military Engineering Academy.
He was in government positions:
- in 1933-1934 - Director of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society,
- in 1939-1942 - artistic director of music broadcasting,
- since 1942 - music director of the Latvian State Ensemble.
He was the author of many works on vocal art, compiler and editor of collections of vocal works. He translated texts into Russian about seven hundred vocal works, including such famous ones as “To the Music” by Franz Schubert , “Happiness” by Robert Schumann , “Far from the Homeland” by Edward Grieg , and “The Boat” by Reinaldo An .
He died on October 6 (indicated on the gravestone on October 4 ) 1958 in Moscow. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery with his wife, Paradise Lyubov Ivanovna (1877-1960). [one]
Rewards
- Order of the Red Banner of Labor (12.28.1946)
Creativity
The best parties in the theater:
- Dufren ( Zaza , R. Leoncavallo; first performer on the Russian stage),
- Synodal (" Demon " by A. Rubinstein),
- Lensky (" Eugene Onegin " by P. Tchaikovsky),
- Vodemon (" Iolanta " by P. Tchaikovsky),
- Lykov (The Tsar’s Bride by N. Rimsky-Korsakov),
- Gvidon (“ The Tale of Tsar Saltan ” by N. Rimsky-Korsakov),
- Almaviva (The Barber of Seville by J. Rossini),
- Duke ( Rigoletto by J. Verdi),
- Cassio ( Othello by J. Verdi)
- Werther ( Werther J. Massenet).
Notes
Links
- Paradise Nazariy Grigoryevich // Russian singers. 1750-1917: Dictionary / Pruzhansky A. M. - Ed. 2nd fix and add. - M. , 2008.
- Paradise Nazariy Grigoryevich (Kapitonov; 1876-1958)