Elena Yezhova

Elena Yezhova (1793-1853), was a Russian stage actress and opera singer (mezzo soprano).[1] She was engaged at the Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg in 1806-1853. She initially acted as an opera singer, but performed only as an actress from the 1820s. She belonged to the elite of actors at the time and she and her methods where viewed as a role model by Russian actresses in the 19th-century.

References

  1. ↑ Селиванов Н. А., Е. И. Гусева, «Ежегодник императорских театров», СПб, 1894—1895, приложение, кн. 1

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