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Imperial Theatres Board
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IMPERIAL THEATRES BOARD, a public institution managing the Imperial Theatres. The board was established in 1786 as the Board for Shows and Music, succeeding the functions of the Committee for Shows and Music (1783-86); from 1806, it adopted the name Theatrical Board, which was changed to Imperial Theatres Board in 1842. In the late 18th century, the board's jurisdiction comprised four Imperial theatres and a single company of actors, which was divided into the Russian, French and Italian sections. In 1791, an Office in charge of current affairs was attached to the Board. The board staff included a treasury office, s production and technical department, a repertoire department, a household department, and a military unit. By 1809, the board's staff was comprised of six opera, drama and ballet companies (Russian, French, German and Italian), a maintenance staff, and musicians. From the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century, 15 theatres (both public and court theatres) in St. Petersburg and its environs came under the board's control, as did the Theatrical College. In 1803-82, the Imperial theatres owned a monopoly on all theatrical performances, allowing them to bring together the best creative resources, as well as to recruit well-known playwrights, composers, designers, directors. The Imperial Theatres Directorial Board also arranged temporary engagements for foreign private companies in St. Petersburg. After private non-repertory theatres were licensed in 1882, the Board experienced an upsurge of fresh creative resources. V.A. Telyakovsky, who was the head of the Board in 1902-17, summoned such figures as V.E. Meyerhold, F.I. Chaliapin, A.Y. Golovin, M.M. Fokine, S.V. Rachmaninov, and others for shows at Imperial Theatres. In 1826-1917, the board was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Imperial Court, and the director of the Imperial theatres was officially ranked among the first ranks of the court. In 1786-1917, the Imperial Theatres Board was located at 93 Ekaterininsky Canal (present-day Griboedova Canal) Embankment. In March 1917, it was reorganized into the Administration for State Theatres. References: Арапов П. Н. Летопись русского театра. СПб., 1861; Теляковский В. А. Воспоминания, 1898-1917. Пб., 1924. Y. N. Kruzhnov.
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Chaliapin Fedor Ivanovich
Fokin Mikhail Mikhailovich
Golovin Alexander Yakovlevich
Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilievich
Rachmaninov Sergey Vasilievich
Telyakovsky Vladimir Arkadievich
Addresses
Griboedova Canal Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 93
The subject Index
Theatre College
Ministry of the Imperial Court
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Cavos A.K. (1800-1863), architect.
CAVOS Albert Katarinovich (1800, St. Petersburg - 1863, Peterhof), architect, representative of the late Neoclassicism of Italian descent. A son of C. A. Cavos. He studied at the University of Padua (Italy) under the guidance of C. I. Rossi
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Cavos C.А., (1775-1840), composer
CAVOS Catarino Albertovich (1775-1840, St. Petersburg), composer, bandmaster, and teacher. He studied under F. Bianchi in Incurabile Conservatory, Venice. Living in St. Petersburg from 1798, he served in the Board of Imperial Theatres
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Circus (entry)
CIRCUS. The establishment of circuses in St. Petersburg was preceded by traditional Russian amusements and games where trained animals took part in the fun. In the first years of the city's live bear-baiting (bear comedies) appeared in St
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Dyagilev S.P., (1872-1929), worker of theatre and arts
DYAGILEV Sergey Pavlovich (1872-1929), theatrical and artistic figure, publisher and critic. He lived in St. Petersbrug from 1890. Graduated from Petersburg University with a major in law in 1896
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Fomin E.I., (1761-1800), composer
FOMIN Evstigney Ipatovich (1761 - 1800, St. Petersburg), composer. Enlisted at the age of 6 for classes at the Academy of Arts, from which he graduated in 1782
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Gonzaga P. (1751-1831), artist, decorator
GONZAGA. Gonzago Peter Fedorovich (Pietro di Gottardo) (1751-1831, St. Petersburg), theatrical designer, painter, decorator, architect, theorist, honorary free member of Academy of Arts (1794). Studied in Venice and Milan. Came to St
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Grigorovich D.V. (1822-1899), writer
GRIGOROVICH Dmitry Vasilievich (1822-1899, St. Petersburg), prose writer, corresponding member of the Petersburg Academy of Sciences (1888). Studied in a private boarding schools of Moscow
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Imperial Theatres
IMPERIAL THEATRES (in the 18th century court theatres, in the 19th century also called public theatres), originally intended to entertain the Imperial family, and to entertain and educate the public
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Italian Opera
ITALIAN OPERA existed in St. Petersburg in 1733-1914 (intermittently) in two guises: as Italian musical theatre with performances in Italian and as proper Italian operas performed by Russian companies in Russian (from 1781 up to the present moment)
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Krakau A.I. (1817-1888), architect
KRAKAU Georg Alexander (Alexander Ivanovich) (1817-1888), architect, representative of the Academic School, one of the most influential experts on eclecticism. In 1826-39, he studied at the Academy of Arts
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Lomonosova Square
LOMONOSOVA SQUARE (until 1948 - Chernysheva Square), between Zodchego Rossi Street and Fontanka River Embankment. It was named after M.V. Lomonosov (the first name was given after Count I.G. Chernyshev). The road was built in 1828
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Martynov Andrey Efimovich (1768-1826), artist
MARTYNOV Andrey Efimovich (1768-1826), graphic artist, painter. He studied in the Academy of Arts (1773-88) under Semen Shchedrin, then became a pensioner in Rome (1789-94), an academic (1795), and a counsellor in the Academy of Arts (1802)
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Masquerades
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Ministry of the Imperial Court
MINISTRY OF THE IMPERIAL COURT and Principalities (in 1852-56 The Ministry of the Imperial Court) was established in 1826 by request of the Emperor, the Imperial Family, and the Imperial Court
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Mravina E.K. (1864-1914), singer
MRAVINA (the stage name; nee Mravinskaya, married name Koribut-Dashkevich) Evgenia Konstantinovna (1864, St. Petersburg - 1914), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano), chamber singer. Took singing lessons from I.P
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Museum of Theatre and Music Art
MUSEUM OF THEATRE AND MUSIC ART, St. Petersburg State (6 Ostrovsky Square). The museum was established in 1918 in the former apartment of the Board of Directors of Imperial Theatres, and has been at this address ever since
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Mussorgsky М.P., (1839-1881), composer
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Naryshkin Family
NARYSHKIN FAMILY, a noble family, known since the 15th century, came to prominence after the marriage of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich and Natalia Kirillovna Naryshkina, mother of Peter the Great, in 1671
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Rubini G. (1794-1854), singer
RUBINI Giovanni Battista (1794-1854), Italian singer (tenor). Made his first appearance in 1814 subsequently, excelling as a vocal performer in G. Rossini's, V. Bellini's and G. Donizetti's operas
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Schreter V. A. , (1839-1901), architect
SCHRETER Viktor Alexandrovich (1839-1901), architect, lecturer, representative of the transitional rationalistic style from Eclecticism to Art Nouveau. In 1856-58, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in the class of L.L
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Shustov, Smaragd Loginovich (1789-1870), an architect
Smaragd Loginovich Shustov (1789 – 1870, СПб.), an architect. Shustov graduated from the Academy of Arts (1810). Shustov worked as an assistant of an architect of the office of the St Petersburg Military General Governor
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Sobinov L.V., (1872-1934), singer
SOBINOV Leonid Vitalievich (1872-1934), opera singer (lyric tenor), chamber singer, [theatre figure], People's Artist of the Republic (1923). In 1890-95 he studied at the Faculty of Law at Moscow University
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Tchaikovsky P.I., (1840-1893), composer
TCHAIKOVSKY Peter Ilyich (1840-1893, St. Petersburg), composer, conductor, pedagogue, musical writer. Director of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society (1885), member of the Paris Academy of Fine Arts
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Theatre Library
THEATRE LIBRARY, St. Petersburg State (2 Zodchego Rossi Street), the oldest theatre library of Russia. The library is thought to have been founded in 1756, the year when Russian professional theatre first appeared (see Russian Tragedy and Comedy
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Theatrical Periodicals (entry)
THEATRICAL PERIODICALS. Theatre related information appeared in Petersburg periodicals (including special theatrical sections) when the first professional theatres sprang up in the mid-18th century: the newspaper Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti, I. A
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Tovstonogov Bolshoy Drama Theatre
TOVSTONOGOV BOLSHOY DRAMA THEATRE (BDT), academic theater located at 65 Fontanka Embankment, founded in 1919 by the joint effort of A.A. Blok (director), M. Gorky (in 1932-92 bore his name) and M.F
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Vielgorsky Mikhail Yuryevich and Vielgorsky Matvey Yurievich, Counts, musicians
VIELGORSKY MIKHAIL YURYEVICH AND VIELGORSKY MATVEY YURIEVICH, Counts, musicians, patrons of art, brothers ("brothers of harmony"). Born in St. Petersburg. Their father authored drama and musical works, worked as a parlour musician
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Volkonsky S.M. (1860-1937), dramatist
VOLKONSKY Sergey Mikhailovich (1860-1937), Prince, dramatist and critic, pedagogue, expert on acting technique theory, historian, writer, and Staff Master (1901). Graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology at St
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Yusupov Family, Princes
YUSUPOV FAMILY, a family of princes of Nogay origin, who lived in Russia from the 16th century. Several family members were closely associated with St. Petersburg
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