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SHIMANOVSKAYA-KORVIN (Szymanowska-Korwin) Stanislav (16 VII 1881, Orlovka, now the Ukrainian SSR - 8 XII 1938, Warsaw) - Polish. singer (soprano) and teacher. Sister comp. K. Shimanovsky. She studied singing with J. Kozlovsky in Lviv. She made her debut at the Lviv Opera House (1907) in the parts of Stella, Olympia and Antonia (Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann"). Then acted as an opera and conc. singer in the cities of Poland, USA, in the countries of Zap. Of Europe. In con. 20s - beg. 30s taught in Katowice, later in the Warsaw Conservatory. Possessed a small voice, but owned it with an exclude. craftsmanship. Differs in high will. culture, artistry, stage talent. Created highly artistic. images of Gilda, Violetta, Lakme and others; She was the first performer of the party of Roxanne in the opera King Roger by Szymanowski (19 VI 1926, Tr Belki, Warsaw).She also gained fame as an interpreter of works by sovr. composers, especially wok. Lyrics of Shimanovsky. Received a number of Polish. and zarub. awards for performing. and pedagogical. activity. She wrote memoirs about Szymanowski and a brochure about her experience in performing his music. Lit.Op .: Wspoirmienia on Karolu Szymanowskim, Muzyka, 1937, No. 4/5; Jak nalezy spiewac utwory Karola Szymanow-skiego, Warsz., 1938, same, 1957.