MEDEI MEI FIGNER, N N FIGNER - Le crucifix (sung in French)
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[Item Description] Duet
MEDEI MEI FIGNER, N N FIGNER -
Tchaikovsky (centre) and the Figners, 1890sNikolay Figner (1857–1918), lyric tenor, and Medea Figner (1859–1952), mezzo-soprano, later soprano, were a husband-and-wife team of opera singers active in Russia between 1889 and 1904. Medea was Italian-born (her original surname was Mei) but she became completely Russianized after marrying Nikolay. They had separate careers before their wedding, and again after their divorce in 1904, but during the 15 years of their marriage they almost always sang in the same performances. They created the main tenor and soprano roles in two operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – The Queen of Spades and Iolanta – and appeared in a number of other important Russian musical
10" Red St Petersburg G&T GC-24057 [369x]
Le crucifix (sung in French)
Condition: A nice copy with some superficial marks but no apparent wear
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