Background
BERZIN’, Rudol’f was born on September 21, 1881 in Riga.
BERZIN’, Rudol’f was born on September 21, 1881 in Riga.
Vocal training in Riga, Copenhagen and Berlin.
From 1889 chorist and dramatic actor. 1905 participated in revol and spent about a year in jail. 1906-1908 founder and manager, Apollo Drama Theater in Riga.
From 1908 opera singer abroad, mainly in Germany. From 1919 soloist, from 1944 director and artistic director, Riga Opera and Ballet Theater. From 1940 instructor, Latin Conservatory.
Roles: Buzhut in Kalnyn’s Banyuta. Grishka Kuter’ma in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Skazaniye o nevidimom grade Kitezhe (Legend of the Invisible City Kitezh). Title roles in Wagner’s "Tannhäuser” and ’’Lohengrin”.
Othello in Verdi’s ’’Othello”. Ramses in Verdi’s "Aida”, et cetera
Communist Party member from 1940.