Description

SERGEI LEVIK (ISRAIL YUDELEVICH) (WHITE CHURCH, KIEV, 16 (28) NOVEMBER, 1883 – ST. PTERSBURG, 5 SEPTEMBER, 1967)

 

 

 

 

In 1907, he studied singing under the tenor Michail Medvediev and, in 1908, appeared in concert alongside Italian opera singers. During the 1909-1912 seasons, he sang at the National House of St. Petersburg, making his debut as Demon. From 1912 to 1916, he performed at the Theatre of Musical Drama in St. Petersburg. He also made guest appearances in Kharkov (1910), Kiev, Minsk, Moscow, and other cities. He retired from the stage in 1923.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1909-1912 St. Petersburg National House

1912-1916 St. Petersburg Theatre of Musical Drama

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Grand Requiem after the Battle of Borodino (It is not hailing, it is not raining) (words Kruglov) 4-22228 1815ae Gramophone, St Petersburg 27-10-10
2. Oh thou, quiet Father Don, Cossack song, 1812 (arr. Harteveld) 4-22224 1819ae Gramophone, St Petersburg 27-10-10
3. Demon (Rubinstein): Do not weep, oh child   2515 ROAG, St Petersburg 1912?
4. Demon (Rubinstein): I swear by the first day of creation 2516, St Petersburg 1912?
5. Hamlet (Thomas) O vin dissipe la tristesse Simfonia Record 2-545 2445
6. Thaïs (Massenet): Here is a city of shame and evil 23536, Pathé, St Petersburg 1910?
7. Iolanta (Tchaikovsky): Who con compare with my Matilde 24736 Pathé, St Petersburg 1910?
8. Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Should I decide on domesticity 24290 Pathé, St Petersburg 1910?
9. La Gioconda (Ponchielli): Pescator, affonda l’esca 23535 Pathé, St Petersburg 1910?
10. Carmen (Bizet): Votre toast 23535 Pathé, St Petersburg 1910?