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      • WATCH: Fyodor Chaliapin in "Don Quixote" Chaliapin died of leukemia at the age of 65 in 1938 in Paris, where was interred for several decades before his remains were formally returned to Moscow in 1984. He is now buried in the prestigious Novodevichy Cemetery.
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  2. Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин, romanized: Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər ɨˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ʂɐˈlʲapʲɪn]; February 13 [O.S. February 1] 1873 – April 12, 1938) was a Russian opera singer.

  3. Feodor Chaliapin (born February 1 [February 13, New Style], 1873, near Kazan, Russia—died April 12, 1938, Paris, France) was a Russian operatic basso profundo whose vivid declamation, great resonance, and dynamic acting made him the best-known singer-actor of his time.

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    Chaliapin's first major career move came in 1895 when he joined the opera company of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. Despite the good reviews he received by the St. Petersburg critics, Chaliapin was unsatisfied with his treatment by the company's management and in 1896 decided to accept the invitation of Savva Mamontov to sing with the Mos...

    From 1896 to 1898 Chaliapin cemented his artistic reputation with the Moscow Private Opera. He sang such great roles as Varlaam in Mussorgsky's Boris Godunov, Ivan the Terrible in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Maid of Pskov, and Holofernes in Valentin Serov's Judith.This latter was the role he was rehearsing for the Mariinsky when he decided to leave that ...

    1901 was another fateful year for Chaliapin; not only did it mark his first tour abroad, but also the beginning of his friendship with the writer Maxim Gorky (originally Alexei Maximovich Peshkov). It was Gorky who "wrote" Chaliapin's autobiography (published in English as Chaliapin, an Autobiography as told to Maxim Gorky, translated by Nina Froud...

    Following the 1918 Bolshevik takeover, Chaliapin became the artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre and in 1919 became a member of its managing board. However,despite being named a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1918, Chaliapin grew more disenchanted with the way the country was being run, particularly the restrictions on artistic freedo...

    Borovsky, Victor, Chaliapin: A Critical Biography,Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Great Soviet Encyclopedia,trans. of Third Ed., Vol. 29, Macmillan, 1982.

    Borovsky, Victor, "Feodor Chaliapin," Nimbus Records, Prima Voce, http://www.wyastone.co.uk/nrl/pvoce/7823c.html (December 27, 2003). "Feodor Chaliapin (1873–1938)," http://www.russia-in-us.com/Music/Opera/Chaliapin/ (December 27, 2003). "Feodor Ivanovich Shaliapin (1873–1938)," http://www.planet.satto.co.yu/slavbasses/english/sal1a.htm (December 2...

  4. Feb 13, 2013 · Chaliapin died of leukemia at the age of 65 in 1938 in Paris, where was interred for several decades before his remains were formally returned to Moscow in 1984.

  5. The History of Feodor Chaliapin. Born: February 1st 1873. Died: April 12, 1938. Russian Tenor. With Chaliapin, it’s an altogether different experience. We are caught up in the web of the great singing actor. Boris Godunov was murdered to get his throne. He’s alone in his great palace. It is dark.

  6. Feodor Chaliapin, or Fyodor Shalyapin, (born Feb. 13, 1873, near Kazan, Russia—died April 12, 1938, Paris, France), Russian singer. Born a peasant, he received little early musical training, but his talent led to his taking leading roles with a touring opera company in his teens.

  7. Jan 6, 2015 · Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin was a Russian opera singer. The possessor of a large, deep and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form.