Background
ZHURAVLENKO, Pavel was born on July 11, 1887 in the Ukraine.
ZHURAVLENKO, Pavel was born on July 11, 1887 in the Ukraine.
Studied singing at a music school. From 1906 studied under A.V. Sekar-Rozhanskiy in Moscow.
1911 opera debut in Kazan’. 1912-1918 at St. Petersburg Musical Drama Theater. From 1918 at Mariinsky Theater and Maly Opera Theater.
1918-1921 partnered Chaliapine during his performances in Petro- graduate. Roles: Dodon, Saltan and Mayor in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Zolotoy petushok (The Golden Cockerel), Skazka o tsare Saltane (The Tale of Tsar Saltan) and Mayskaya noch’ (May Night). Varlaam and Cherevik in Moussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” and Sorochinskaya yarmarka (Sorochintsy Fair).
Leporello in Dargo- myzhskiy’s Kamennyy gost ’ (The Stone Guest). Skula in Borodin’s Knyaz ’ Igor’ (Prince Igor). Leporello in “Don Juan”.
Yeryomka in Serov’s Vrazh’ya sila (Enemy Power), etc. Also performed in operetta.