Varvara Panina
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Varvara Vasilyevna Panina | |
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Born | Varvara Vasilyevna Vasilyeva 1872 |
Died | May 28, 1911 Moscow, Russian Federation |
Occupation | singer |
Years active | 1884–1910 |
Varvara Vasilyevna Panina (Варва′ра Васи′льевна Па′нина; 1872, Moscow, Russian Empire, – May 28, 1911, Moscow, Russian Empire) was a Russian singer of Romani origins, famous for her deep contralto, one of the Russian popular music stars of the early 20th century.[1]
Biography
Varvara Vasilyeva (her birth name) was born to the family of Gypsy horse traders, based in Moscow. She started singing at the age of 14, first in the Gypsy choir directed by Alexandra Panina, at the Strelna restaurant. Having married Panina's nephew Fyodor Artemyevich Panin,[2] she moved to the Moscow Yar restaurant, famous for its Gypsy concerts. In 1902 Varya Panina debuted on stage at the Saint Petersburg's Dvoryanskoye Sobranye (The Gentry Assembly) and had her first success. Since then she performed only on stage, giving solo concerts, performing Gypsy songs and Russian romances to rapturous response. Among her fans were poet Alexander Blok, writers Leo Tolstoy, Alexander Kuprin, Anton Chekhov,[2] painter Konstantin Korovin and members of the Russian Royal family. Panina has made numerous recordings of which more than 50 remained. She died of a heart attack on May 28, 1911, and was buried at the Vagankovo cemetery.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b "Varvara Panina". vyalceva.net. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ a b "Varya Panina". Tsygane Rossii (The Russian Gypsies) magazine. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Varya Panina". chernajaroza.ru. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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