Background
REYZEN, Mark was born in 1895 in village Zaytsevo, Ukrainia.
REYZEN, Mark was born in 1895 in village Zaytsevo, Ukrainia.
Studied at Kharkov Technology Institute. 1919 graduated Kharkov Conservatory.
1915-1917 in Russia Army. Formed and conducted balalaika orchestra in his company. Later sang in choir, Kharkov Technology Institute.
Simultaneously instructor. 1920-1921 actor, Kharkov Drama Theater. 1922-1924 soloist, Kharkov Opera Theater.
1925-1930 soloist, Leningrad Academy Theater of Opera and Ballet. 1930-1954 soloist, USSR Bolshoy Theater. Toured in Germany, France, England and Hungary.
Roles: Boris in “Boris Godunov”. Dosifey in Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina”. Susanin in Glinka’s “Ivan Susanin”.
The miller in Dragomyzhsky’s “Rusalka”. Mephisto in Gounod’s “Faust”. The Viking guest in Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Sadko”.
Prince Gremin in Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”, etc.