ZBRUYEVA - Don't cry, little orphan / KASTORSKY -They guess the truth ..
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Contralto Yevgeniya Zbruyeva (186?-1936) Her singing career was naturally prompted by her father, Pyotr Bulakhov, who was a singer and composer. After graduating from the Moscow Conservatory, where she studied with Yelisaveta Lavrovskaya, she joined the Bolshoi in 1893. She was also seen at the Mariinsky Theatre after 1905. She was a possessor of a beautiful voice that was even, deep and rich throughout its range. Her roles were well thought out and she paid particular attention to her diction and the text. She greatest roles were Marfa (Khovanshchina), and Glinka's Vanya and Ratmir. After her retirement from the stage she taught at the conservatory in St. Petersburg
Vladimir Ivanovich Kastorsky (14 Mar 1871 - 2 Jul 1948). Russian bass who was first heard singing in the choir of a St. Petersburg church. He studied with S. I. Gabel, and was with a touring opera company before being engaged by the Mariinsky Theatre in 1898, where he remained for 32 years. His major roles included the Miller (Rusalka), Susanin (Life for the Tsar), Ruslan (Ruslan and Ljudmila), and Gremin (Eugene Onegin). At the end of his career he taught singing at the Leningrad Conservatory.
Side 1 - A Life for the Tzar: Don't cry, little orphan (Glinka) (sung by Zbruyeva)
Side 2 - A Life for the Tzar: They guess the truth - You will come, my dawn (sung by Kastorsky)
Condition: A copy with a very light needle run non sounding on side 1 else some superficial marks but no apparent wear
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