Maria Dolina Gorenko and Eugenia Mravina

Eugenia Mravina as Antonida and Maria Dolina as Vanya in Glinka's "A life for the Tsar"




MARIA DOLINA GORLENKO
(Maria Ivanovna Sajuschkina Gorlenko)
Russian Contralto

1868-1919

Studied with Kondratiev. Final studies were carried out with Carelli in Naples, with Mastriani in Milan and finally in Paris. In 1886 she made her debut at the Marienskij Theatre in St. Petersburg as Vanya in Glinka's "A life for the Tsar" (Ivan Susanin).Creator of Borodin's "Prince Igor" (Kontschakowna) & Tchaikowsky's "Pique Dame" Old Countess. She toured the great opera centers of Europe unlike many of her contemporaries. In 1886. she made her debut at the Mariinsky Theater in the "Life for the Tsar", which later became her crown role. Roles included (The Snow Maiden ") and Grunya (Jц¦chymov force"). introduced in concerts around Europe Russian folk music and art.

EUGENIA MRAVINA
( Yevgeniya Konstantinova Mravinskaya)
(10 February 1864-24 October 1914)
Russian Soprano

Born St Petersburg studied at Conservatory St Petersburg with Pryanishnikov and in Berlin with Desiree Artot went to Paris to study with Mathilde Marchesi . Debut 1885 as Gilda in 'Rigoletto" at Vittorio Veneto , Was a principal at the Marinsky St Petersburg from 1886-1887 . Toured extensively throughout Russia . Farewell concert in 1906 at St Petersburg. roles included Lydmila in " Russlan & Lydmilla" , Tatyana in "Eugene Onegin" ,