Description

LEONID (LEONE) ZINOVIEFF (LITHUANIA, VILNIUS, 1876 – BELGRADE, SERBIA, 1927)

 

 

 

 

The real name of this completely forgotten tenor is Lev Gips, and he was born into a Jewish family. He studied singing in Odessa and later perfected his vocal technique in Italy. He then appeared with great success in Kiev, Irkutsk (1906–1907), Kharkov (1907), Madrid, Italy (1910), and the USA (1919). During the 1921–1926 seasons, he was a soloist with the Belgrade Opera. Among his best roles were Radamès in Aida and Eléazar in La Juive.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1910 Torino Teatro Regio Erodiade (Giovanni Battista)

1910 Torino Teatro Regio Edmea (Oberto)

1919 USA Brooklyn Academy of Music Aida (Radames)

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Carmen (Bizet) La fleur 316 Artistopia
2. Juive (Halevy) Rachel, quand du Seigneur 313 Artistopia
3. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Vesti la giubba 315 Artistopia
4. Rigoletto (Verdi) Bella figlia dell’amore (w. Fainberg-Gorskaya, Burskaya & Polyaev) 605 Artistopia
5. Rigoletto (Verdi) Questa Oquella 314 Artistopia
6. The Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky) Forgive me, celestial creature 317 Artistopia
7. Tosca (Puccini) E lucevan le stelle 318 Artistopia