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Sergei Lemeshev
12+ albums
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Sergei Yakovlevich Lemeshev (Russian: Серге́й Я́ковлевич Ле́мешев, born July 10 [O.S. June 27] 1902, Staroye Knyazevo, Tver District – died June 26, 1977, Moscow) was a Soviet operatic lyric tenor. Lemeshev was born into a peasant family, and his father wanted him to become a cobbler. In 1914, he left a parish school and was sent to be trained to make shoes in St Petersburg. In 1917 he graduated from school in Tver, where he attended vocal training. He began first at a local workers' club and later moved to Moscow. Between 1921-1925, he studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Nazari Raisky (1875-1958). In 1924, he sang in the opera studio of Konstantin Stanislavsky. From 1926-1931, he sang in the theatres of Sverdlovsk, Harbin, and Tbilisi. In 1931, he was invited to the Bolshoi Theatre, where he sang the roles of Tsar Berendei (The Snow Maiden), Lensky (Eugene Onegin), and Gerald (Lakmé). Along with his friendly rival Ivan Kozlovsky (1900-1993), he was the leading tenor at the Bolshoi until 1956. While Lemeshev was one of the leading tenors of the Bolshoi Theatre, he was admired by fans who were jokingly called "lemeshistki." The theatre lobby was a venue for scuffles between the "lemeshistki" and the "kozlovityanki", as Kozlovsky's fans were known.[1] Lemeshev's roles included Levko in May Night, Zvezdochyot (the Astrologer) in The Golden Cockerel, the Indian guest in Sadko by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Boyan in Ruslan and Ludmila by Mikhail Glinka, Dubrovskiy in the oper
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Одинокая гармонь
6892Prince Igor: Act 2, Recitative of Vladimir Igorevich
2233Moya Lyubimaya
1844Pesnya Bobilya (Song of the Poor Man)
1215Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II Scene 2: No. 17b, Lensky's Aria "Kuda, kuda, kuda vy udalilis?"
886Скажите девушки
837U Vorot, Vorot (At the Gate)
828Ruslan and Ludymila: Act 1, Introduction, Bayan's Song 2 "Est' pustynnyi krai"
669Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act I Scene 1: No. 6a, Scene "Kak schastliv, kak schastliv ya"
6210Akh ty, dushechka, krasna devitsa
62albums
Anthology of Russian Romance: Sergei Lemeshev, Vol. 1
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Лемешев Сергей - ХX Век Ретропанорама
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Romances and Songs
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Velikie ispolniteli Rossii XX veka: Sergey Lemeshev (Deluxe Version)
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Великие исполнители России: Сергей Лемешев (Deluxe Version)
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Lebendige Vergangenheit - Sergei Lemeshev
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Songs of Old Russia / Popular Russian Music From the 50's
Anthology of Russian Romance: Sergei Lemeshev, Vol. 2
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Russian Vocal School: Sergey Lemeshev (1939-1965)
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Легенды русской эстрады. Сергей Лемешев. Часть первая
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Романсы и песни
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U zari-to, u zoren'ki... Russkie narodnye pesni (1951-1952)