Description

ELIZABETA PETRENKO (AKHTIRKA, NEAR KHARKOV, 23 NOVEMBER (5 DECEMBER), 1880 – MOSCOW, 26 OCTOBER, 1951)

 

 

 

 

From 1902 to 1905, she studied singing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under I. I. Palechek. Later, she perfected her vocal art with Carolina Ferni-Giraldoni. From 1905 to 1915, she was a soloist at the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre, where she made her debut as Dalila in Samson et Dalila. In the 1913–1914 season, she appeared at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. From 1915 to 1917, she sang at the National House in Petrograd, and in the 1917–1918 season at the Theatre of Music Drama in Petrograd. From 1921 to 1922, she sang at the Theatre of Music Drama in Moscow. She made guest appearances in Paris, London (1911), Monte Carlo (1912), and London again (1913–1914). In 1908, she appeared opposite Enrico Caruso and Nellie Melba at the Grand Opera in Paris as Maddalena in Rigoletto.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1905-1915 St. Petersburg Mariinksy Theatre

1908 Paris Grand Opera

1913-1914 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

1915-1917 Petrograd National House

1917-1918 Petrograd Theatre of Music Drama

1921-1922 Moscow Theatre of Music Drama

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Aida (Verdi) Duet Amneris-Rhadamès – Neschastniy net (w. Vitting) G&T 024046 2040c 27-9-10
2. Demon (Rubinstein) Duet Angela and the Demon – Restless spirit (w. Bragin) G&T 2-24133 14964 11-10-10
3. Demon (Rubinstein) Duet Angela-Demon – Do not swear, but love me (w. Bragin) G&T 024051 2056c 11-10-10
4. Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Air du page – Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle G&T 2-23522 14961 10-10-10
5. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Mon coeur s’ouvre 2-23498 14848b Gramophone 27-9-10
6. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns) Let me enjoy a cruel revenge (w. Bragin) G&T 2-24134 14965 11-10-10
7. Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saens) Printemps qui commencent 2-23497 14847b Gramophone 27-9-10