A Day Late And A Diamond Short - Shelly Lynn

KRUTIKOVA Alexandra Pavlovna (1851, Chernigov Province. - 1919, Washington) - USA. singer (mezzo-soprano). Wife of B. B. Korsov. She studied with P. Wartel in Paris. In 1872 she graduated from St. Petersburg. conservatory in the class of singing at G. Nissen-Saloman. In the same year she made her debut in the party of Vani on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater; worked here until 1876. Then (1876-78) she improved with E. Muzio in Paris and Gambodzhi in Milan, she sang in Seville in the season 1878-79. Returning to her homeland, she performed in Kharkov, Kiev, Odessa. In 1880-91, the soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. The voice of a wide range, light and elegant coloratura technique allowed K. to perform lyric parts. and drum. mezzo-soprano, contralto parts: Boyar Morozova (Oprichnik Tchaikovsky), Fedor (Boris Godunov), Grunya (Enemy Force), Amneris; Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Olga (Eugene Onegin), Love (Mazepa),Solokha (“Cherevichki”), Countess; Page and Catherine de Medici (The Huguenots). She performed in concerts. Talent K. highly appreciated P.I. Tchaikovsky.