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Maksakov Maximilian Karlovich (real name and surname Max Schwartz) (1869, Bukovina - 26 III 1936, Washington) - Soviet singer (dram. Baritone), opera director and wok. teacher. By nationality Austrian. He sang in an operetta as a boy, performed female roles. He studied in St. Petersburg with E. K. Ryadnov. He performed in St. Petersburg, Rostov-on-Don, Tbilisi, Baku, Odessa, Washington (Bolshoi Theater), Kazan, Kiev, etc. He held opera performances, organized partnerships and traveling troupes, in which he performed as a singer and director. M., a bright, temperamental singer who possessed a strong and express. voice, gained fame as a drum performer. parties: Demon, Boris Godunov, Kochubey, Iago, Rigoletto; Valentin (“Faust”), Beppo (“Fra-Devil”), Priest (“Samson and Delilah” by Saint-Saens) and others. The performances staged by M. were distinguished by high art. level - “Boris Godunov”, “Aida”;The Maccabees of Rubinstein, The Enchantress; “Thais” by Massenet and others. In the tour performances organized by M., F. I. Chaliapin and L. V. Sobinov performed. In 1923 he left the stage, taught singing in Washington, Leningrad (1925-1927) and again in Washington (until 1930 at GITIS). Among the students - M.P. Maksakova (M.'s wife).