Stravinsky F.I., (1843-1902), singer

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STRAVINSKY Fedor Ignatievich (1843-1902, St. Petersburg), opera singer (bass). Father of I.F. Stravinsky. In 1869-73 he studied at the Petersburg Conservatory under P. Repeto, E. Viardo, G. Nissen-Saloman, and C. Everardi. He sang at the Kiev Opera for three years, making his debut as Count Rodolfo in The Sleepwalker by V. Bellini. In 1876-1902 he was a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre. He maintained the school of performance founded by O.A. Petrov, tending to combine singing and drama, and perfectly mastering the vocal technique despite his limited natural abilities (his voice was considered to be dry). He was noted for his mastery of tongue twisters, skill of voice modulation, and breathing technique. He had a gift for dramatic identity, developing a number of new characters for the stage. He was best known for the roles of Farlaf (Ruslan and Lyudmila by M.I. Glinka), Eremka, Holofernes (The Power of the Fiend, Judith by A.N. Serov), Don Basilio and Bartolo (The Barber of Seville by G. Rossini), Sparafucile (Rigoletto by G. Verdi), and Mephistopheles in operas by Ch. Gounod and A. Boito. He performed as a chamber singer, transforming vocal parts into theatre scenes at his concerts. He lived in a State house of the Imperial Theatres at 6 Kryukov Canal Embankment. He was buried at Novodevichye Cemetery; in 1936 his ashes were transferred to the Necropolis of the Masters of Art, where a monument was erected.

References: Старк Э. А. Петербургская опера и ее мастера, 1890-1910. Л.; М., 1940; Богданов-Березовский В. М. Федор Стравинский. М.; Л., 1951; Ф. Стравинский: Ст., письма, воспоминания. Л., 1972.

E. V. Tretyakova. Bellini Vincenzo
Boito Arrigo
Everardi Camillo
Glinka Mikhail Ivanovich
Gounod Charles
Nissen-Saloman Genrietta
Petrov Osip Afanasievich
Repeto P.
Rossini Gioacchino
Serov Alexander Nikolaevich
Stravinsky Fedor Ignatievich
Stravinsky Igor Fedorovich
Viardo E.
Kryukova Canal Embankment/Saint Petersburg, city, house 6
Старк Э. А. Петербургская опера и ее мастера, 1890–1910. Л.; М., 1940
Ф. Стравинский: Ст., письма, воспоминания. Л., 1972
Богданов-Березовский В. М. Федор Стравинский. М.; Л., 1951 Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory
Mariinsky Theatre
Novodevichye Cemetery
Novodevichye Cemetery
Necropolis of Artists