Background
LITVINENKO-VOLGEMUT, Mariya was born in 1895 in Kiev.
singer lyric and dramatic soprano
LITVINENKO-VOLGEMUT, Mariya was born in 1895 in Kiev.
1912 graduated Kiev School of Music.
1912-1914 singer at St. Petersburg Musical Drama Theater. 1923-1935 soloist, Kharkov Opera. 1935-1951 soloist, Shevchenko Opera and Ballet Theater, Kiev.
Performs in operas by Ukrainia composers: S. S. Gulak-Artcmovsky’s “Zaporozhets za Dunacm” (A Dnieper Cossack Beyond the Danube). N. V. Lysenko’s “Natalka - Poltavka” and “Taras Bulba”. M. I. Berikovsky’s “Naymychka” (The Hired Girl).
Other operas; Borodin’s “Knyaz Igor” (Prince Igor). Tchaikovsky’s “Pikovaya dama” (Queen of Spades), “Mazeppa”, “Cherevychky” (Small Shoes). A.S. Dargomyzhsky’s “Rusalka” (Mermaid).
Verdi’s “Aida”; Meyerbeer’s “The Huguenots”. Wagner’s “Lohengrin”, “Die Walkiire”, “Tannhauser”, etc. Also sings chamber music.
Member, Communist Party, since 1944.
Member, Communist Party, since 1944.