Pyotr Slovtsov
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Pyotr Ivanovich Slovtsov was a famous Russian
tenor
.
, to the family of a deacon
. His father died when the boy was five, and the mother re-located with Pyotr to Krasnoyarsk
. According to family tradition, the boy attended an ecclesiastical
school and then a seminary
. At the seminary, the boy's discant
was noticed by Pavel Ivanov-Radkevich, a well-known composer and the seminary's choir-master, who entrusted Pyotr with performing a solo. The local press was impressed with Pyotr's performance to the point of predicting a brilliant career for the boy.
After the graduation, Slovtsov entered the law school of the University of Warsaw
, but dropped out only six months later, choosing to attend Moscow Conservatory
instead. There he specialized in solo singing under Professor Ivan Gordi. Slovtsov graduated from the Conservatory with its gold medal in 1912.
(1912-1914), Saratov
(1914), St. Petersburg
(1915-1917), Nizhny-Novgorod
(1917), Sverdlovsk
(1919, 1930), Moscow
Bolshoi theatre
(1929-1932) and Leningrad (end of 1920-beginning 1930).
He made his operatic debut with the Kiev Opera
in 1912, and sang there until 1915, when he joined the Petrograd People's House Theatre
with a repertoire that included Faust, Mermaid, and Prince Igor. In 1920 he and his wife, the singer M.N Rioli-Slovtsova moved to Krasnoyarsk
, although in 1928 he was appointed professor of solo of singing at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and continued his appearances the Bolshoi in a wide variety of operatic roles. Slovtsov’s records are extremely rare and sought-after by a number of collectors.
The name of Pyotr I. Slovtsov who was called by his contemporaries "the Siberian nightingale" stayed in one rank with such well-known tenors as V.S. Rosing
, A.M. Davydov, Leonid Sobinov
, D.A. Smirnov, Andrey Labinsky
. From the beginning of his actor's career Peter Slovtsov came into this galaxy as equal to them.
The singer had extraordinary rare voice and mastered the high level of skill as drama actor, making him worthy of the traditions of tenor Nikolay Figner
, who combined musical, vocal and stage tasks in one system of opera art.
The voice of the singer was of mellow timbre, clear and exclusive in its strength with velvet sounding.
For long years the bosom friendship connected Slovtzov with well-known masters of scene as L. V. Sobinov , N. A. Obukhova
, V. I. Katchalov, A. V. Nezhdanova
. Many newspapers and magazines at that time highly appreciated the talant of Slovtzov. They wrote: «Slovtzov has a wonderful school. His voice though of mellow timbre impeciably obeys to its master».
The best parties: Vladimir Igorevich ("Prince Igor" Alexander Borodin
), the Prince ("Mermaid" Alexander Dargomyzhsky
), Vladimir Dubrovsky ("Dubrovsky" Eduard Nápravník
), the Indian visitor (N.Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sadko"), Tsar Berendej ("Snow Maiden" N.Rimsky-Korsakov), Mozart («Mozart and Salieri» N.Rimsky-Korsakov
), Lensky ("Evgenie Onegin" of P.Tchaikovsky
, with 1915), Count Almaviva («the Seville barber» G. Rossini), Alfred ("Traviata"
of J. Verdi), Faust («Faust» C.Gounod's opera
), Romeo («Romeo and Juliette» Charles Gounod), Nadir («pearls Selectors» G.Bizet
), Dzherald (L.Deliba's "Lakme"
).
Other parties: Vasya («the Enemy force» Alexander Serov
); the Duke ("Rigoletto
" of J. Verdi
), Loengrin (Lohengrin
R.Wagner
).
Partners: A. M. Bragin, R. G. Gorskaja, L. Lipkovskaja, V. Sokovnin
, Antonina Nezhdanova
(in Bolshoi Theatre
, in "Traviata" of J. Verdi, 1928), V. K. Pavlovskaja and M. O. Reizen
(in "Mermaid" A. Dargomyzhsky
), F. I. Shalyapin
(in operas "Mermaid", "Prince Igor", «Mozart and Salieri
», "Faust", «the Seville barber»; the singer has presented to it the photo of 31 December. 1915 with an inscription: «For kind memory with warm wishes of successes in the art world»). He sang under conductors including Mark Golinkin (1875-1963), Abram Markson
, Ariy Pazovsky
, etc.
), Tomsk, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk. In 1915 M. Rioly married P.I. Slovtzov and from that time they cooperated in concert activity and performed together on opera stages. Margarita N. Rioly was also an excellent pianist, so became Slovtzov’s favourite accompanist.
In 1934, Slovtsov caught cold while performing on his tour in one of the city of Soviet Union and soon died. His monument of white marble is located in Pokrovsky cemetery in Krasnoyarsk. The words engraved on the monument are from opera Werther
: "Why awaken me, O breath of Spring?"
. In 2008 on "National radio", "RtV-Podmoskovie, " Radio Rossii
", "Radio Maria
" broadcasts about creativity outstanding, but, alas, the forgotten, Russian tenor have taken place. The same year in the USA, " Marston records " has been published by firm a compact disc" Pyotr Ivanovich Slovtsov. The Russian tenor " by Ward Marston the owner of the Grammy Award
, the restorer of world level of archival records. October 10, 2010 at the Radio Rossii held a 44-minute broadcast about Slovtsov.
From February till April, 2011 in Krasnoyarsk has passed festival "Parade of stars in opera", devoted to the 125 anniversary from the date of a birth of the singer.
Aron Proujanski. Native singer. 1750—1917: Dictionary. — Pub. 2nd . — Мoscow, 2008. Sergey Rychkov, "Сибирский соловей – тенор Пётр Словцов" (The Siberian Nightingale - Tenor Pyotr Slovtsov), Ямальский меридиан, 1 (265), 2010, pp. 76-81
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
.
Early years
Slovtsov was born in the village of Ustyanskoye in Yeniseysk Governorate of the Russian EmpireRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, to the family of a deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
. His father died when the boy was five, and the mother re-located with Pyotr to Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
. According to family tradition, the boy attended an ecclesiastical
Ecclesiology
Today, ecclesiology usually refers to the theological study of the Christian church. However when the word was coined in the late 1830s, it was defined as the science of the building and decoration of churches and it is still, though rarely, used in this sense.In its theological sense, ecclesiology...
school and then a seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
. At the seminary, the boy's discant
Discant
Discant was a style of liturgical setting in the Middle Ages, associated with the development of the Notre Dame school of polyphony. It is a style of organum that includes a plainchant tenor part, with a "note against note" upper voice, moving in contrary motion...
was noticed by Pavel Ivanov-Radkevich, a well-known composer and the seminary's choir-master, who entrusted Pyotr with performing a solo. The local press was impressed with Pyotr's performance to the point of predicting a brilliant career for the boy.
After the graduation, Slovtsov entered the law school of the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
, but dropped out only six months later, choosing to attend Moscow Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
instead. There he specialized in solo singing under Professor Ivan Gordi. Slovtsov graduated from the Conservatory with its gold medal in 1912.
Beginning of the career
From that time his name did not go off from the placards in many Russian cities, such as: KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
(1912-1914), Saratov
Saratov
-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...
(1914), St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
(1915-1917), Nizhny-Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
(1917), Sverdlovsk
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
(1919, 1930), Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
Bolshoi theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
(1929-1932) and Leningrad (end of 1920-beginning 1930).
He made his operatic debut with the Kiev Opera
Kiev Opera
The Kiev Opera group was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest in Ukraine, after Odessa Opera and Lviv Opera. Today, the Kiev Opera Company performs at the National Opera House of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko in Kiev....
in 1912, and sang there until 1915, when he joined the Petrograd People's House Theatre
People's Houses
People's Houses were originally leisure and cultural centres built with the intention of making art and cultural appreciation available to the working classes...
with a repertoire that included Faust, Mermaid, and Prince Igor. In 1920 he and his wife, the singer M.N Rioli-Slovtsova moved to Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
, although in 1928 he was appointed professor of solo of singing at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts and continued his appearances the Bolshoi in a wide variety of operatic roles. Slovtsov’s records are extremely rare and sought-after by a number of collectors.
The name of Pyotr I. Slovtsov who was called by his contemporaries "the Siberian nightingale" stayed in one rank with such well-known tenors as V.S. Rosing
Vladimir Rosing
Vladimir Sergeyevich Rosing , aka Val Rosing, was a Russian-born operatic tenor and stage director who spent most of his professional career in England and the United States...
, A.M. Davydov, Leonid Sobinov
Leonid Sobinov
Leonid Vitalyevich Sobinov , was an acclaimed Imperial Russian operatic tenor. His fame continued unabated into the Soviet era, and he was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1923...
, D.A. Smirnov, Andrey Labinsky
Andrey Labinsky
Andrey Markovich Labinsky was a famous Russian tenor.-Biography:Labinsky was born to a large family in internal exile in Siberia. From 1881, he sang in the choir of Saint Sofia cathedral in Tobolsk. Labinsky moved to Tyumen and became a soloist in the Znamensky cathedral choir. After finishing...
. From the beginning of his actor's career Peter Slovtsov came into this galaxy as equal to them.
The singer had extraordinary rare voice and mastered the high level of skill as drama actor, making him worthy of the traditions of tenor Nikolay Figner
Nikolay and Medea Figner
Nikolay Figner , lyric tenor, and Medea Figner , mezzo-soprano, later soprano, were a renowned husband-and-wife team of opera singers active in Russia between 1889 and 1904. Medea was Italian-born but she became competely Russianized after marrying Nikolay...
, who combined musical, vocal and stage tasks in one system of opera art.
Repertoire
Notwithstanding the imperfection of recording one can certanly be sure, that the voice of Peter Slovtzov was naturally rich and charming. Fydor Shalyapin highly appreciated his talant. They were partners in operas: «Prince Igor», «Mermaid», «Faust», «Motzart and Saliery», «The hairdresser from Sevil».The voice of the singer was of mellow timbre, clear and exclusive in its strength with velvet sounding.
For long years the bosom friendship connected Slovtzov with well-known masters of scene as L. V. Sobinov , N. A. Obukhova
Nadezhda Obukhova
Nadezhda Andreevna Obukhova was a Russian mezzo-soprano. She was awarded the title People’s Artist of the USSR in 1937. Pianist Heinrich Neuhaus said that "he who even once hears her voice, will never forget it...". Asteroid 9914 Obukhova is named for her.- Childhood :Obukhova came from an...
, V. I. Katchalov, A. V. Nezhdanova
Antonina Nezhdanova
Antonina Vasilievna Nezhdanova was a Russian lyric-coloratura soprano. An outstanding opera singer, she represented the Russian vocal school at its best....
. Many newspapers and magazines at that time highly appreciated the talant of Slovtzov. They wrote: «Slovtzov has a wonderful school. His voice though of mellow timbre impeciably obeys to its master».
The best parties: Vladimir Igorevich ("Prince Igor" Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was a member of the group of composers called The Five , who were dedicated to producing a specifically Russian kind of art music...
), the Prince ("Mermaid" Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky was a 19th century Russian composer. He bridged the gap in Russian opera composition between Mikhail Glinka and the later generation of The Five and Tchaikovsky....
), Vladimir Dubrovsky ("Dubrovsky" Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Nápravník
Eduard Francevič Nápravník was a Czech conductor and composer, who settled in Russia and is best known for his leading role in Russian musical life as the principal conductor of the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg for many decades...
), the Indian visitor (N.Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sadko"), Tsar Berendej ("Snow Maiden" N.Rimsky-Korsakov), Mozart («Mozart and Salieri» N.Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov was a Russian composer, and a member of the group of composers known as The Five.The Five, also known as The Mighty Handful or The Mighty Coterie, refers to a circle of composers who met in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in the years 1856–1870: Mily Balakirev , César...
), Lensky ("Evgenie Onegin" of P.Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский ; often "Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" in English. His names are also transliterated "Piotr" or "Petr"; "Ilitsch", "Il'ich" or "Illyich"; and "Tschaikowski", "Tschaikowsky", "Chajkovskij"...
, with 1915), Count Almaviva («the Seville barber» G. Rossini), Alfred ("Traviata"
La traviata
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
of J. Verdi), Faust («Faust» C.Gounod's opera
Charles Gounod
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, known for his Ave Maria as well as his operas Faust and Roméo et Juliette.-Biography:...
), Romeo («Romeo and Juliette» Charles Gounod), Nadir («pearls Selectors» G.Bizet
Georges Bizet
Georges Bizet formally Alexandre César Léopold Bizet, was a French composer, mainly of operas. In a career cut short by his early death, he achieved few successes before his final work, Carmen, became one of the most popular and frequently performed works in the entire opera repertory.During a...
), Dzherald (L.Deliba's "Lakme"
Lakmé
Lakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Delibes wrote the score during 1881–82 with its first performance on 14 April 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Set in British India in the mid 19th century, Lakmé is based on the 1880 novel...
).
Other parties: Vasya («the Enemy force» Alexander Serov
Alexander Serov
Alexander Nikolayevich Serov – was a Russian composer and music critic. He and his wife Valentina were the parents of painter Valentin Serov...
); the Duke ("Rigoletto
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851...
" of J. Verdi
Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
), Loengrin (Lohengrin
Lohengrin (opera)
Lohengrin is a romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850. The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach and its sequel, Lohengrin, written by a different author, itself...
R.Wagner
Richard Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, philosopher, music theorist, poet, essayist and writer primarily known for his operas...
).
Partners: A. M. Bragin, R. G. Gorskaja, L. Lipkovskaja, V. Sokovnin
Victor Sokovnin
Victor Alexandrovch Sokovnin was an opera singer and vocal teacher.Born in the village Zavodouspenskoe, Tyumen county Tobolsk Province . In 1906 he graduated from Business School, Society for Mutual helper clerk in Yekaterinburg. In 1911-1918 he studied at the solo singing class of Professor I. Ya...
, Antonina Nezhdanova
Antonina Nezhdanova
Antonina Vasilievna Nezhdanova was a Russian lyric-coloratura soprano. An outstanding opera singer, she represented the Russian vocal school at its best....
(in Bolshoi Theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
, in "Traviata" of J. Verdi, 1928), V. K. Pavlovskaja and M. O. Reizen
Mark Reizen
Mark Osipovich Reizen, also Reisen or Reyzen — died November 25, 1992 Moscow, Russia) was a leading Soviet opera singer with a beautiful and expansive bass voice.-Life and career:...
(in "Mermaid" A. Dargomyzhsky
Alexander Dargomyzhsky
Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky was a 19th century Russian composer. He bridged the gap in Russian opera composition between Mikhail Glinka and the later generation of The Five and Tchaikovsky....
), F. I. Shalyapin
Feodor Chaliapin
Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin was a Russian opera singer. The possessor of a large and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form.During the first phase...
(in operas "Mermaid", "Prince Igor", «Mozart and Salieri
Mozart and Salieri
Mozart and Salieri is a one-act opera in two scenes by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, written in 1897 to a Russian libretto taken almost verbatim from Alexander Pushkin's 1830 verse drama of the same name....
», "Faust", «the Seville barber»; the singer has presented to it the photo of 31 December. 1915 with an inscription: «For kind memory with warm wishes of successes in the art world»). He sang under conductors including Mark Golinkin (1875-1963), Abram Markson
Abram Markson
-Biography:Was born in a family of dealers in Krasnoyarsk. Has finished Tomsk musical school at Jacob Medlina and two courses of the Petersburg conservatory . With 1912 actively gave concerts in Krasnoyarsk as the violinist, having in repertoire masterly products Sarasate Pablo, Venjavsky, K...
, Ariy Pazovsky
Ariy Pazovsky
Ariy Moiseyevich Pazovsky was a Russian Jewish conductor.He was a junior conductor at the Bolshoi from 1923-1928, and then director 1943-1948. As a conductor of the Bolshoi Opera, he is credited with having returned parts of Modest Mussorgsky's opera Boris Godunov which had been censored in...
, etc.
Producing and teaching practice
Slovtsov was also a talanted director and a vocal coacht. He was not tall, a bit plump with an open Russian face. He attracted people with his simple-heartedness. Organizing abilities helped Slovtsov to unite the talanted people around him. In Krasnoyarsk (Siberia) he organizided the vocal school for «People’s conservatory», «Woker’s opera» and society «Music for people». He staged 14 operaes in Krasnoyarsk.In 1928 Slovtsov was invited by professor of solo singing in Russian Academy of Theatre Arts. During twenty two years of his creative activity Slovtsov gave two thousand concerts. One can imagine what a talanted and immense personality was Slovtsov as a singer.Marriage
His wife, Margarita N. Rioly, was a lyrico-dramatic soprano and also an opera singer. She had studied solo singing at the Moscow Conservatory under V.M. Zarudnaya-Ivanova, and graduated a year earlier than P. Slovtzov. Rioly was not only a talented singer, but also a remarkable teacher of singing. But most of all she loved the opera stage and she was perfect while performing the leading parts on opera stages of Tiflis, Kharkov (1913), Ekaterinburg (1915-1916), Petrograd (Narodny DomPeople's Houses
People's Houses were originally leisure and cultural centres built with the intention of making art and cultural appreciation available to the working classes...
), Tomsk, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk. In 1915 M. Rioly married P.I. Slovtzov and from that time they cooperated in concert activity and performed together on opera stages. Margarita N. Rioly was also an excellent pianist, so became Slovtzov’s favourite accompanist.
In 1934, Slovtsov caught cold while performing on his tour in one of the city of Soviet Union and soon died. His monument of white marble is located in Pokrovsky cemetery in Krasnoyarsk. The words engraved on the monument are from opera Werther
Werther
Werther is an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann based on the German epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe....
: "Why awaken me, O breath of Spring?"
Memory
To the 120th anniversary of his birth The Central Museum of Musical Culture by M.I. Glinka was published CD (26 musical works by Slovtsov), which had been written before 1917. This CD was presented in the 42nd Exhibition MIDEM - 2008 in CannesCannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
. In 2008 on "National radio", "RtV-Podmoskovie, " Radio Rossii
Radio Rossii
- History :Radio Rossii began broadcasting in December 10, 1990. The radio station is part of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise VGTRK, which also includes television channels "Russia", "Sport", "Culture", "Vesti", and "Bibigon", as well as radio stations "Radio Yunost", "Mayak", "Culture" and...
", "Radio Maria
Radio Maria
Radio Maria is an international Catholic radio broadcasting service founded in Erba, province of Como, in the diocese of Milan in 1983. The World Family of Radio Maria was formed in 1998 and today has branches in 55 countries around the world...
" broadcasts about creativity outstanding, but, alas, the forgotten, Russian tenor have taken place. The same year in the USA, " Marston records " has been published by firm a compact disc" Pyotr Ivanovich Slovtsov. The Russian tenor " by Ward Marston the owner of the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
, the restorer of world level of archival records. October 10, 2010 at the Radio Rossii held a 44-minute broadcast about Slovtsov.
From February till April, 2011 in Krasnoyarsk has passed festival "Parade of stars in opera", devoted to the 125 anniversary from the date of a birth of the singer.
Sources
Broadcast about SlovtsovAron Proujanski. Native singer. 1750—1917: Dictionary. — Pub. 2nd . — Мoscow, 2008. Sergey Rychkov, "Сибирский соловей – тенор Пётр Словцов" (The Siberian Nightingale - Tenor Pyotr Slovtsov), Ямальский меридиан, 1 (265), 2010, pp. 76-81
- Marston Records, Liner Notes: Pyotr Ivanovich Slovtsov: Russian Tenor.USAUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Note by Alan Bilgora. Treasures of the St. Petersburg State Museum
- Mariya Kurenko and Pyotr Slovtsov. La traviataLa traviataLa traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
. The duet of Violetta Valéry and Alfredo Germont. 1913. - Vladimir's aria. Op. "Dubrovsky", record of 1929 accompanied by orchestra of the Bolshoi theatre