Background
BRAVIN, Nikolay was born on October 25, 1883 in Astrakhan’.
BRAVIN, Nikolay was born on October 25, 1883 in Astrakhan’.
1906 graduate School of Music in Astrakhan’. Studied singing at Moscow Conservatory under Mazetti.
1906-1907 with Struyskiy’s company in Astrakhan’. 1908-1909 at Blyumental’-Tamarin's Operetta Theater. 1909-1910 at the Bouffe Theater.
1910-1915 at the Hermitage Theater. 1915-1918 at Potopchina’s Theater. 1918-1922 at various theaters in the Far East.
From 1922 appeared in Moscow at Dmitrovskiy Theater and later at Moscow Operetta Theater. Roles: Nazar Duma in Aleksandrov’s Svad'ba v Malinovke (The Wedding at Malinovka). Savchuk in Blanter’s Na beregu Amura (On the Banks of the Amur).
Caesar Gallius in Dunaycvskiy’s Vol’nyy veter (The Free Wind). The General in Milyutin’s Devicluy perepolokh (Girlish Turmoil). Nikita in Strel’nikov’s Kholopka (The Bondwoman).
Barinkay in Strauss’ ”Der Zigeunerbaron”. Danilo in Lchar’s "Die Lustige Witwc”. Ferri in Kalman’s ’’Silva”, etc.