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ISACHENKO Konstantin Stepanovich [6 (18) III 1882, p. Lomakovka, Starodubsky district, now Bryansk region - 12 III 1959, Leningrad] - Soviet singer (tenor) and teacher. Was the regent of the church. the choir. In 1908 he graduated from St. Petersburg. conservatory in the class of singing (with professor S. I. Gabel). In the same year Peter made his debut on stage. Nar at home (Lensky party). In 1911-12 he sang at the Kiev Opera House, in 1912-18 - T-re muses. dramas (Petersburg). In 1918 he moved to the newly created Petersburg. Bolshoi Opera Nar. the house where he performed until its closure (1923). I. possessed a beautiful, soft-sounding voice, pure intonation, and excellent diction. Parties: Lensky, Berendey; Shuisky (Boris Godunov), Alfred (La Traviata), Almaviva (The Barber of Seville), Walter and David (Tannhauser and the Nuremberg Mastersingers), etc. In 1911, I. participated in the USA Seasons. . P.Diaghilev abroad (Paris, Monte Carlo, London). He led a lot of pedagogical work. In 1918-29, 1938-1953 professor of solo singing and chamber ensemble of the Petrograd (Leningrad) Conservatory. Among I.'s students are A.I. Baturin, B.O. Geft, and R.L. Izgur. During the years of World War II, the war of 1941-45 led the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. V.I. Zarubin.