Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut
Soviet opera singer, music educator and actor (1892–1966)
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Maria Ivanivna Litvinenko-Volgemut (Ukrainian: Марія Іванівна Литвиненко-Вольгемут; 13 February 1892 – 3 April 1966) was a Ukrainian opera singer and music teacher.[3][1] She was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1936 and awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946.[2]
February 13, 1892
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| Born | Maria Ivanivna Litvinenko February 13, 1892 |
| Died | April 3, 1966 (aged 74) |
| Resting place | Baikove Cemetery[1] |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (since 1944)[2] |
| Spouse | H. Volgemut[1] |
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Biography
Maria Litvinenko was born in Kiev, then part of the Russian Empire, on 13 February 1892,[3] in the family of a worker of the Arsenal Factory.[2]
From the age of seven she sang in the church choir, where she learnt solfeggio.[1]
In 1912, she graduated from the Kiev School of Music of the Russian Musical Society (vocal class of M. Alekseeva-Yunevich).[3][2]
In 1912–1914, she performed at the M. Sadovsky Theater in Kiev.[3][1]
In 1914–1916, she performed at the Theater of Musical Drama in Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg).[3][1]
In 1919, she was part of the first opera theater in Kiev, the Musical Drama (Kiev), with Les Kurbas and Anatol Petrytsky.[3][1]
In 1920-1922 she was a soloist of a troupe organized by her, the "First Labor Cooperative of Ukrainian Artists" in Vinnytsia.[3][1]
In 1923–1935, she was a soloist of the Ukrainian State Capital Opera (now the Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mykola Lysenko).[1]
In 1935-1953 she was a soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine. During the World War II they were evacuated to Ufa (1941-1942) and then to Irkutsk (1942-1944). During this period, she performed for the Red Army.[1]
In 1944-1964 she taught at the Kiev Conservatory.[1]
Maria Ivanovna Litvinenko-Volgemut died on 3 April 1966 in Kiev and buried in the Baikove Cemetery.[1]
Awards
- People's Artist of the USSR (1936)[2]
- Stalin Prize (1946)[2] for outstanding achievements in (soprano) opera performance.[4]
- Order of Lenin (1946)[1]
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1936, 1948, 1951)[1]
