Mariya Slavina

as Carmen in "Carmen" by Bizet
Mariya Slavina
1858–1951
Russian Mezzo Soprano.

Soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in 1879-1917 (debut as Amneris in “Aida”). Created Hanna in "the may night" by Rimsky-Korsakov (1880) at the Marinsky, Princess in "The Enchantress" by Tchaikovsky (1887) at St Petersburg , Countess in 'Queen of Spades" Tchaikovsky (1890) at St Petersburg ,Clytemnestra in 'Oresteia" Taneyev (1895) at the Marinsky, First performance on the Russian stage as Carmen 1885 , Fricke in 'Valkyrie" 1900 , Clytemnestra in 'Electra" . Among her best roles Olga 'Eugene Onegin" , Seibel in 'Faust" , Fides in "The Prophet" After her marriage she was known as Baroness Mariia Aleksandrovna Medem