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Eugenia Zbruyeva

Classical

She studied singing at the Moscow Conservatory and in 1894 made her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre as Vanya in Glinka's ‘’Life for the Tsar’’. She sang Anne Boleyn in Saint- Saens' ‘’Henri VIII’’, Carmen, Lei (‘’The Snow Maiden’’) , Ratmir (‘’Ruslan and Ljudmila’’), Konchakovna (‘’Prince Igor’’) and Marfa in ‘’Khovanshchina’’. She first assumed this role at the Mariinsky Theatre where she sang from 1905 to 1917. In June, 1913, during one of the seasons organized by Diaghilev, she sang Marfa in some of the first Parisian performances of ‘’Khovanshchina’’ with Chaliapin. In 1910, Zbrueva sang Erda at guest performances of ‘’Das Rheingold’’ and ‘’Siegfried’’ in Munich, and concertized widely in Russia. In 1915, she was appointed professor of singing at the Petrograd Conservatory. Chronology of appearance 1894 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Life for the Tsar (Vanya) 1905-1917 St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre