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'''Pavel Gerasimovich Lisitsian''' ({{Lang-ru|Павел Герасимович Лисициан}}, {{lang-hy|Պավել (Պողոս) Գերասիմի Լիսիցյան}}) (November 6, 1911 – July 6, 2004), was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[baritone]] [[opera]] singer who performed in the [[Bolshoi Theatre|Bolshoi Opera]], |
'''Pavel Gerasimovich Lisitsian''' ({{Lang-ru|Павел Герасимович Лисициан}}, {{lang-hy|Պավել (Պողոս) Գերասիմի Լիսիցյան}}) (November 6, 1911 – July 6, 2004), was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[baritone]] [[opera]] singer who performed in the [[Bolshoi Theatre|Bolshoi Opera]], Moscow from 1940 until his retirement from stage in 1966. |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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He was born into an [[Armenians|Armenian]] family living in the |
He was born into an [[Armenians|Armenian]] family living in the Russian city of [[Vladikavkaz]], where his father was a mineworker. Pavel first worked in diamond drilling, then as a welder apprentice hoping to follow his father's steps. He first began to sing in a church choir before moving to [[Saint Petersburg|Leningrad]] to study [[cello]] (1930). |
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As a strong-voiced soloist of a local amateur group he was commissioned to the Leningrad Conservatory. |
As a strong-voiced soloist of a local amateur group he was commissioned to the Leningrad Conservatory. |
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From 1940 to 1966, Pavel Lisitsian was the soloist of the [[Bolshoi Opera Theater|Bolshoi Theatre]] and performed parts of Yeletsky, Onegin, [[Ivan Mazepa|Mazepa]], and Robert (in [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]’s ''[[The Queen of Spades (opera)|The Queen of Spades]]'', ''[[Eugene Onegin|Evgenie Onegin]]'', ''[[Mazeppa (opera)|Mazepa]]'', and ''[[Iolanta]]'' respectively), Germont and Amonasro (in [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[La traviata|Traviata]]'' and ''[[Aida]]''), Escamilo (in [[Georges Bizet|Bizet]]’s ''[[Carmen]]''), Tatul ([[Alexander Spendiaryan|Spendiarov]]’s ''[[Almast]]''), [[Arshak II|Arsaces II (Arshak II)]] (Chuhadzhyan's ''Arshak II''), [[Napoleon I|Napoleon]] (in [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s ''[[War and Peace (Prokofiev)|War and Peace]]''), and others. |
From 1940 to 1966, Pavel Lisitsian was the soloist of the [[Bolshoi Opera Theater|Bolshoi Theatre]] and performed parts of Yeletsky, Onegin, [[Ivan Mazepa|Mazepa]], and Robert (in [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]]’s ''[[The Queen of Spades (opera)|The Queen of Spades]]'', ''[[Eugene Onegin|Evgenie Onegin]]'', ''[[Mazeppa (opera)|Mazepa]]'', and ''[[Iolanta]]'' respectively), Germont and Amonasro (in [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s ''[[La traviata|Traviata]]'' and ''[[Aida]]''), Escamilo (in [[Georges Bizet|Bizet]]’s ''[[Carmen]]''), Tatul ([[Alexander Spendiaryan|Spendiarov]]’s ''[[Almast]]''), [[Arshak II|Arsaces II (Arshak II)]] (Chuhadzhyan's ''Arshak II''), [[Napoleon I|Napoleon]] (in [[Sergei Prokofiev|Prokofiev]]'s ''[[War and Peace (Prokofiev)|War and Peace]]''), and others. |
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During a concert tour of the US in 1960, he appeared at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] as [[Aida|Amonasro]]. He died in Moscow. |
During a concert tour of the US in 1960, he appeared at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] as [[Aida|Amonasro]]. He died in Moscow art age 92. |
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His daughters Karina and Ruzanna are successful opera singers who frequently perform together. His grand daughter pianist Elena Lisitsian lives in New York City and his grand son Paul Asoyan lives in Silicon Valley, CA. |
His daughters Karina and Ruzanna are successful opera singers who frequently perform together. His grand daughter pianist Elena Lisitsian lives in New York City and his grand son Paul Asoyan lives in Silicon Valley, CA. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/l/435/ Biography] |
* {{in lang|en}} [http://www.russia-ic.com/people/culture_art/l/435/ Biography] |
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*Horst Seeger, Opernlexikon, 4th ed. 1989, Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft Berlin, GDR, {{ISBN|3-362-00014-2}} {{in lang|de}} |
* [[Horst Seeger]], Opernlexikon, 4th ed. 1989, Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft Berlin, GDR, {{ISBN|3-362-00014-2}} {{in lang|de}} |
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*[[Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians#Oxford Music Online|Oxford Music Online]], [[Alan Blyth]]: [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/16757 "Lisitsyan, Pavel Gerasim"] {{Subscription}} |
*[[Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians#Oxford Music Online|Oxford Music Online]], [[Alan Blyth]]: [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/16757 "Lisitsyan, Pavel Gerasim"] {{Subscription}} |
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Revision as of 13:13, 22 April 2020
Pavel Gerasimovich Lisitsian (Russian: Павел Герасимович Лисициан, Armenian: Պավել (Պողոս) Գերասիմի Լիսիցյան) (November 6, 1911 – July 6, 2004), was a Soviet baritone opera singer who performed in the Bolshoi Opera, Moscow from 1940 until his retirement from stage in 1966.
Biography
He was born into an Armenian family living in the Russian city of Vladikavkaz, where his father was a mineworker. Pavel first worked in diamond drilling, then as a welder apprentice hoping to follow his father's steps. He first began to sing in a church choir before moving to Leningrad to study cello (1930).
As a strong-voiced soloist of a local amateur group he was commissioned to the Leningrad Conservatory.
He started his vocal career in the Maly Leningrad State Opera Theatre and then in the Yerevan Opera House, where he performed the leads for three years.
From 1940 to 1966, Pavel Lisitsian was the soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre and performed parts of Yeletsky, Onegin, Mazepa, and Robert (in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, Evgenie Onegin, Mazepa, and Iolanta respectively), Germont and Amonasro (in Verdi's Traviata and Aida), Escamilo (in Bizet’s Carmen), Tatul (Spendiarov’s Almast), Arsaces II (Arshak II) (Chuhadzhyan's Arshak II), Napoleon (in Prokofiev's War and Peace), and others.
During a concert tour of the US in 1960, he appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Amonasro. He died in Moscow art age 92.
His daughters Karina and Ruzanna are successful opera singers who frequently perform together. His grand daughter pianist Elena Lisitsian lives in New York City and his grand son Paul Asoyan lives in Silicon Valley, CA.
Sources
- (in English) Biography
- Horst Seeger, Opernlexikon, 4th ed. 1989, Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft Berlin, GDR, ISBN 3-362-00014-2 (in German)
- Oxford Music Online, Alan Blyth: "Lisitsyan, Pavel Gerasim" (subscription required)
