Yakovlev, Leonid
Yakovlev, Leonid
Yakovlev, Leonid, Russian baritone; b. Kherson government, April 12, 1858; d. Petrograd, June 2, 1919. After training with Ryadnov in Kiev, he completed his studies in Italy. He commenced his career in Tiflis. In 1887 he joined the Maryinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, where he sang in the premiere of Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades (Dec. 19, 1890). In 1906 he retired from the operatic stage to teach voice. He also was active as an opera producer at the Maryinsky Theater. His most famous role was Onegin, but he also scored success as Escamillo, Nevers, and Wolfram..
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BORN: 1896, Marseilles, France
DIED: 1948, Paris, France
NATIONALITY: French
GENRE: Drama theory, plays
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