Yelizaveta Belogradskaya
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Yelizaveta Osipovna Belogradskaya (1739 — ca. 1764 [?]) was a Russia
n Imperial Court opera
singer.
She was born in St. Petersburg, the daughter of Osip Bilohradsky, a court singer and the niece of Timofiy Bilohradsky
, a court lutenist. She was a kammermädchen at the court of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.
In 1753 she performed the part of Procris in Francesco Araja
's opera "Cephalus and Procris", which was the first opera set in Russian, with the text by Aleksandr Sumarokov. She sang in G.P. Raupach's "The Refuge of Virtue" and "Alcesta". Belogradskaya appeared at court concerts and festivities as a singer and harpsichord player.
She died in the 1760s and was interred at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Russia
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n Imperial Court opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer.
She was born in St. Petersburg, the daughter of Osip Bilohradsky, a court singer and the niece of Timofiy Bilohradsky
Timofiy Bilohradsky
Timofiy Bilohradsky was a lutenist, composer and kobzar-bandurist of Ukrainian ethnicity, active in St. Petersburg and Königsberg....
, a court lutenist. She was a kammermädchen at the court of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.
In 1753 she performed the part of Procris in Francesco Araja
Francesco Araja
Francesco Domenico Araja was an Italian composer who spent 25 years in Russia and wrote at least 14 operas for the Russian Imperial Court including Tsefal i Prokris, the first opera written in the Russian language.-Biography:He was born and...
's opera "Cephalus and Procris", which was the first opera set in Russian, with the text by Aleksandr Sumarokov. She sang in G.P. Raupach's "The Refuge of Virtue" and "Alcesta". Belogradskaya appeared at court concerts and festivities as a singer and harpsichord player.
She died in the 1760s and was interred at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
Source (in Russian)
- Светлов С. Ф. Русская опера в XVIII столетии // Ежегодник императорских театров. Сезон 1897/1898 гг. СПб., 1899. Прил. Кн. 2. С. 94.