Vera Petrova-Zvanceva & Alexy Borisenko

as Charlotte & Werther in "Werther" by Massenet

Vera Petrova-Zvanceva
1875-1944
Russian Mezzo
Studied with Loginova in Saratov and in Moscow with Zarudnaia..Debut as Vanya in “A life of the Tsar” by Glinka in Orel ,Moscow debut as Lyubasha ‘The Tsars Bride” by Rimsky-Korskov . . She created Kascheyevna in ''Kashchey The Immortal'' by Rimsky-Korsakoff at Moscow 1902 She sang in provincial theatres until 1904 and from 1905 -1918 she was with Zimin’s Private opera She was Professor of singing at Moscow Conservatory1916-1931 . Roles included Lyubava in ''Sadko'', and Lyubasha in ''The Tsar’s Bride'' by Rimsky-Korsakov , Lyubov ''Mazeppa'' and Joan ''The Maid of Orleans'' by Tchaikovsky, Carmen “Carmen” by Bizet Amneris in ''Aida' by Verdi and Dalila in ''Samson and Dalila'' by . Saint-Saëns

Alexy Borisenko
Russian Tenor
Sang the Young Gypsy in the Premiere Of “Aleko” by Rachmaninoff at Kiev 1893