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Aïno Ackté:
French-trained Finnish soprano (1876-1944). After a series of hits
and misses that failed to establish her talents, she finally achieved
stardom in the title role of Strauss's Salome, (seen here) which was
for a time the definitive interpretation.
(2) Pavel Andreyev.
Russian lyric baritone. Studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory (1903).
Member of the Narodny Dom Company, Kiev (1907), Lenin Komsomol Theatre.
Marinsky, Bolshoi. Later professor in the Leningrad Conservatory.
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Soprano
Lola Artôt de Padilla (1876-1933) was the
daughter of the great mezzo-soprano Désirée Artôt (1835-1907) and Spanish
baritone Mariano Padilla y Ramos (1842-1906). Lola trained with her
tempestuous mother whose onstage battles with Minnie Hauk, while on tour in
Moscow in the 1870s, are well documented. While perhaps not inheriting her
mother's fiery personality Lola did exhibit the vocal abilities of her
parents at a young age. She was first engaged (1904) by Albert Carré for the
Opéra-Comique. After various stops around Europe she settled at the Berlin
Imperial Opera (1909-1927). She was especially known for her interpretations
of Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Zerlina (Don Giovanni).
She remained in Berlin after her retirement and taught singing.
She is seen here in Traviata.
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Lola Artôt de Padilla as Oscar in Un ballo in maschera.
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