Fedor Petrovich Komissarzhevsky ( 1838 , Kiev province [1] - 1 [14] March 1905 , San Remo , Italy ) - Russian singer, lyric-dramatic tenor , music teacher; father of the dramatic actress V.F. Komissarzhevskaya and director F.F. Komissarzhevsky .
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| Date of Birth | 1838 |
| Place of Birth | Kiev province |
| Date of death | March 14, 1905 |
| Place of death | San Remo , Italy |
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| A country |  Russian empire |
| Professions | opera singer , music teacher |
| Singing voice | tenor |
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Biography
He studied in Italy with Pietro Repetto , sang in Rome , Milan , Oporto . In the same place, in Italy, he took part in the liberation movement under the leadership of J. Garibaldi . For the season 1860/61. He was engaged in Odessa Italian opera by the entreprise of Sermattei and Co. (the role of the first tenor), where he performed together with the Russian opera singer and dramatic actress A. Abarinova (Reichelt). Returning to Russia in 1863, from 1863 to 1880 he sang in St. Petersburg : first he performed at the Italian Opera in St. Petersburg, then the soloist of the Mariinsky Theater , was a success mainly due to his stage talent and ability to effectively phrase.
In 1882 he sang in the performances of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater . After moving to Moscow , he devoted himself to teaching; Professor of the Moscow Conservatory ( 1882 - 1887 ), where he staged several opera performances as a director: "The Magic Flute" (1884), "Water Carrier" (1885), "The Wedding of Figaro" (1888); and where many artists of the Bolshoi Theater, under his leadership, prepared opera parties.
In 1888, together with directors A. F. Fedotov , K. Stanislavsky and artist F. L. Sollogub, he created in Moscow the “Society of Art and Literature” and with it the Music and Drama School, which lasted until 1891. The society was located in Moscow in Nizhny Kislovsky lane , in a house that once belonged to the family of high-ranking officials of the Secretaries, so his scene soon received the unspoken nickname " Secret ".
In 1887-1888 he was the music reviewer of the newspaper Moscow Leaf under the pseudonym Dilettant . P. Tchaikovsky dedicated the novel “Tell me what in the shadow of the branches” (op. 57, No. 1; 1884).
He died in 1905 in Italy. He was buried at Testaccio cemetery .
Family
F.P. Komissarzhevsky secretly married in Tsarskoye Selo with the daughter of the commander of the Preobrazhensky regiment, Maria Nikolaevna Shulgina, in a marriage with which three daughters were born:
- Faith (1864-1910)
- Hope (1868-1958)
- Olga (1869—?)
During the tour, F. P. Komissarzhevsky met the Lithuanian princess Kurtsevich, whom he soon married; in this marriage a son was born:
- Fedor (1882-1954)
Descendants: Sergeeva-Klyatis Anna Yuryevna 1970
Sergeeva-Steinhauer Elizaveta Dmitrievna 1994 Sergeeva Antonina Dmitrievna 2006
Creativity
His singing was distinguished by grace and subtlety of phrasing, stage performance - by temperament, high artistic culture. An outstanding teacher was engaged with his students (including K. S. Stanislavsky ) not only in singing, but also in dramatic art.
The first performer of such parties as Don Juan ( “Stone Guest” by A. S. Dargomyzhsky ), Impostor ( “Boris Godunov” by M. P. Musorgsky ), Vakula ( “Vakula Smith” by P. I. Tchaikovsky ), Synodal ( “Demon” Rubinstein ).
Among other parties - Faust ( “Faust” S. Gounod ), Yontek ( “Pebbles” Monyushko ); sang in "The Mermaid" , "Fra-Devil" , "Favorite" ; along with P. Lodius , with whom he alternated in performances, one of the first performers of the party Levko ( May Night ); performed in many other operas.
Disciples of F.P. Komissarzhevsky
Pupils: L. Arenzi , A. Bolska , S. Borisoglebsky , A. Brevi , E. Verni , L. Donskoy , S. Egizarov , E. Klebek , P. Kosits , A. Latsis , P. Olenin , K. Serebryakov , I. Sokolov, V. Tyutyunnik , V. Shkafer , V. Eberle .
Notes
- ↑ Agin M.S. Vocal-encyclopedic dictionary. (Bibliography). In 5 vols. - M., 1991-1994.
Literature
- Solovyov N.F. Komisarzhevsky, Fedor Petrovich // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.