Antonina Nezhdanova

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Antonina Vasilievna Nezhdanova (Russian: Антонина Васильевна Нежданова, 16 June 1873[1]- 26 June 1950) was a Russian lyric-coloratura soprano. An outstanding opera singer, she represented the Russian vocal school at its best. Nezhdanova was born near Odessa. In 1899, she entered the Moscow conservatory. Upon her graduation three years later she joined the Bolshoi Theatre, rapidly becoming its leading soprano. She sang often, too, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg and also in Kiev and Odessa. Paris heard her in 1912, when she appeared opposite the great tenor Enrico Caruso and Caruso's baritone equivalent, Titta Ruffo. Nezhdanova gave the first performance, with the composer conducting, of Rachmaninoff's Vocalise, and created a number of operatic roles. After the 1917 Russian Revolution she stayed on at the Bolshoi, unlike some of her fellow opera singers, who left their native country for the West. In 1936, she began to teach singing in Moscow and was appointed a professor at the city's conservatory in 1943. She was married to the conductor Nikolai Golovanov and died in Moscow in 1950. Nezhdanova made a number of recordings which display the beauty and flexibility of her voice and the excellence of her technique. She is considered by opera historians and critics to have been one of the finest sopranos of the 20th century. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Anthology of Russian Romance: Soprano in the Russian Vocal Tradition, Vol. 2

Antonina Nezhdanova Soprano 1873 - 1950

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Nezhdanova in Opera and Song (Recorded 1906 - 1939)

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Antonina Nezhdanova: Opera Arias and Songs

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Highlights from Prima Voce

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The Record of Singing 1899-1952

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Just One Song More

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Russain Artists Of The Acoustic Era

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The Golden Age of Singing, Vol. 1

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Великие исполнители России: Леонид Собинов (Делюкс версия)

Nezhdanova: In Opera & Song

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Antonina Nezhdanova. Opera Arias and Songs

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