F. I. Shaljapin — director of A. N. Serov’s opera The Enemy’s Power
Abstract
One of the F. I. Shaljapin’s autographs (7 sheets) has been preserved in the A. A. Bakhrushin Museum. It dated October 21–28, 1921 and contained a synopsis of the libretto of A. N. Serov’s opera The Enemy’s Power. The autograph was written in pencil on paper with the logo of the ocean liner “Adriatic” when the singer was heading on tour to New York. In connection 104 Вестник Академии Русского балета им. А. Я. Вагановой. № 4 (93), 2024 with this document, an important question is inevitable: why did Shaljapin have the need to summarize the libretto, while indicating the characters, actions of the performers, and stage directions? Composer A. N. Serov (1820–1871) worked on the opera in 1867–1871, it was first staged in 1871. The part of Eremka in this opera was one of the favorites in the repertoire of F. I. Shaljapin, he performed it on various stages, starting in 1902. In 1915 he acted as the director of The Enemy’s Power at the People’s House Theatre in St. Petersburg and in 1920 at the Mariinsky Theatre. Probably, while making pencil notes, Shaljapin planned to carry out another production of the opera, but this did not happen, the singer left Russia forever in 1922
About the Author
Z. M. Guseinova
Saint Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Guseinova Z. M. — Dr. Habil. (Art), Prof.
2, Glinki St., Liter A, St. Petersburg, 190000, Russian Federation
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Review
For citations:
Guseinova Z.M. F. I. Shaljapin — director of A. N. Serov’s opera The Enemy’s Power. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2024;(4):103-114. (In Russ.)
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