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GEORGY NELEPP (BOBRUIKA, UKRAINE, 20 APRIL 1904 – MOSCOW, 18 JUNE 1957)

 

 

 

 

He studied at the Leningrad Conservatory and made his debut, as Lensky, with the Kirov in 1930, remaining with the company until 1944. In that year he moved to the Bol’shoy, where he had his most significant success. Nelepp possessed a lyric-dramatic tenor capable of an amazing range and intensity of expression, making him an ideal exponent of such roles as Florestan, Gustavus III, Manrico, Radames, Don José, Sobinin (‘’A Life for the Tsar’’), Dmitry (‘’Boris Godunov’’), Golitsin (‘’Khovanshchina’’), Yury (‘’The Enchantress’’), Hermann, Andrey (‘’Mazepa’’) and Sadko, several of which he recorded. He sang in approximately 20 complete opera sets, among which his agonized portrayal of the obsessive Hermann in the Melodiya recording of The Queen of Spades is an unrivalled achievement.

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) I do not know her name Leningrad Plant B14630
2. The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) What is our life (Tchaikovsky)D B14631
3. The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) Forgive me, heavenly creature Aprelevka Plant B14632
4. Sadko (Rimsky-Korsakov) O you dark oak-grove Leningrad Plant B14936
5. La Juive (Halevy) Rachel, quand du Seigneur Aprelevka Plant B14937
6. Carmen (Bizet) Il fior Aprelevka Plant B015814
7. Un Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta MusTrust 557
8. Dobrynya Nikitich (Grechaninov) Flowers were blooming in the field MuzTrust 559
9. Roads to Happiness (Dunaevsky) Serezha’s Song Lenmuztrust 593 B
10. Bronenosets Potjemkin Oh thou, wind (Chishko) Aprelevka Plant 05714
11. Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Viene la sera with Valeria Barsova USSR D 2742
12. The Enchantress (Tchaikovsky) Yuri’s arioso USSR D03002, 09
13. Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida USSR D 013346
14. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Morgenlich leuchtend USSR D013346
15. Halka (Moniuszko) Jontek’s Scene and Dumka with G. Korotkov USSR D0538, 43
16. The Bartered Bride (Smetana) Jenik’s aria USSR D 045, 50
17. The Bartered Bride (Smetana) Duet of Marenka and Jenik with E. Shumilova USSR D 045, 50
18. Askold’s Tomb (Verstovsky) First song of Toropka USSR D 3524
19. Askold’s Tomb (Verstovsky) Second song of Toropka USSR D 3524
20. Askold’s Tomb (Verstovsky) Third song of Toropka USSR D 3524