Titov, Alexei Nikolaievich

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Titov, Alexei Nikolaievich

Titov, Alexei Nikolaievich, Russian violinist and composer, brother of Sergei Nikolaievich Titov and father of Nikolai Alexeievich Titov; b. St. Petersburg, June 24, 1769; d. there, Nov. 20, 1827. He served in the cavalry, reaching the rank of major general at his retirement. He was an amateur violinist, and wrote operas in the traditional Italian style; of these, the following were produced in St. Petersburg: Andromeda and Perseus (1802); The Judgment of Solomon (1803); Nurzadakh (June 7, 1807); The Wedding of Filatka (April 25, 1808); Errant Moment (July 10, 1812); Emmerich Tekkely (Dec. 13, 1812); Intrigue in the Basket (May 12, 1817); Valor of the People of Kiev, or These Are the Russians (May 12, 1817); The Feast of the Mogul (Sept. 15, 1823); also The Brewer, or The Hidden Ghost of Evil (Moscow, 1788). A ballet-pantomime, Le Nouveau Werther, was first given in St. Petersburg, on Jan. 30, 1799.

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