Berezovsky, Maximus (Sozontovich)
Berezovsky, Maximus (Sozontovich)
Berezovsky, Maximus (Sozontovich), Russian tenor and composer; b. Glukhov, Oct. 27, 1740; d. (suicide?) St. Petersburg, April 2, 1777. He studied at the Kiev Ecclesiastic Academy, then was chorister at the Court Chapel in St. Petersburg. He attracted attention by his lyric voice, and in 1765 was sent by the Russian government to Bologna for further study. He became a pupil of Padre Martini, and wrote an opera, Demofoonte (1773), which was produced in Bologna. Upon his return to Russia, he was unable to compete with Italian musicians who had acquired all the lucrative positions in the field of vocal teaching and opera. He became despondent and apparently cut his own throat.
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