Capiton Zaporojetz Chanson de la puce Song of the flea Columbia L 1991
5Capiton Zaporojetz Chanson de la puce Song of the flea Columbia L 1991enregistré le 12 mai 1927
Capiton Zaporojetz (Bass) (1880-1937)
His real surname was Kononov. He studied singing privately with S. Lapinsky. From 1908 to 1911 and from 1914 to 1920’s he was a soloist of the S. Zimin’s Opera House in Moscow, where in 1908 he and made his debut as Marcel in G. Meyerbeer’s ‘’Gli Ugonotti’’. From 1911 to 1914 he appeared at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre. In 1909 and 1913 he sang in S. Dyagilev’s Russian seasons in Paris. In 1911 he made guest appearances in Rome, London and Paris. In 1913 sang in Europe and USA. From 1920’s to 1930’s he was a member of the Russian Private Opera in Paris. He also performed in Bulgaria (1921), Vienna (1922), Barcelona (1922, 1927), Monte Carlo (1925), Berlin (1928), London and kishinev (1930’s).
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