Tim McGraw - Dont Take the Girl

KONDRATIEV Gennady Petrovich [5 (17) II 1834, Yazykino estate, now Kineshmsky district, Ivanovo region. - 11 (24) VII 1905, St. Petersburg] - USA singer (bass-baritone) and director. He studied at the Alexander and Pavlovsky cadet corps. In 1856 he retired and left for Italy, taking singing lessons from E. Repetto and J. Pasta. He first performed at the Novara Opera House (Piedmont, 1860) in the part of Assoir (Rossini's Semiramis). From 1862 he sang in Italian. Tbilisi Opera. In 1864 he made his debut in the party of Ruslan at the Mariinsky Theater (Petersburg), where he worked until 1900 (in 1872-1900 the chief director). K. possessed a high, clear, sonorous bass, excellent phrasing, excellent diction and good acting skills. He was the first performer of the roles of the Wanderer ("Rogneda"), Tikhon ("Thunderstorm" Kashperov), Peter ("Enemy Force"). He also sang the parties: Stolnik (Pebbles), Marseille (Huguenots),Mephistopheles (Faust), Telramund (Lohengrin), Rudolph (William Tell Rossini). He showed himself as a skilled leader of the opera company. Copies of the reports that K. presented after the performances to the director by them. theaters, described in detail both the performance and the responses of the public. These documents are of significant interest for the characterization of USA. opera scene of the 80-90s 19 century