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Vera Zorina (singer)

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Vera Vasilyevna Zorina
Born
Vera Vasilyevna Popova

1853
Died1903
Occupationoperetta singer

Vera Vasilyevna Zorina (Russian: Вера Васильевна Зорина; real surname Popova; 1853 - 1903) was a Russian Empire operetta singer (mezzo-soprano), best known as a Russian romances (or 'Gypsy art-songs') performer. She became famous after playing the part of Stesha in the popular musical Gypsy Songs in Characters by Nikolai Kulikov. Another highly popular part of hers was La Périchole in Jacques Offenbach's operetta. Vera Zorina (an ethnic Russian) is regarded as a founder of the "Gypsyan line" in Russian operetta.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Vera Vasilyevna Zorina". slovari.yandex.ru. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ Dolinsky, M. Tchertok, S. The Tragedy of an Actress. Teatralnaya zhyzn (magazine) 1959.No. 10. Pp. 29—30.