Background
Labinsky was born to a large family in internal exile in Siberia.
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Andrey Labinsky
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In 1899 he completed a course in solo singing at the Saint St. Petersburg Conservatory under Professors South.Gabel and V.Samus.
Career
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 school he became a soloist in the Synodal Choir.
He possessed an even, flexible voice with a pleasant, soft timbre and a wide range (going up to F in the third octave).
From 1896 he sang in the Mariinsky Theater chorus. In 1899-1912 and 1919-1924 he was a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre.
After 1926 he worked at the Bolshoi Theatre.
