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Feodor Chaliapin

1873 - 1938

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Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин, romanized: Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin, IPA: [ˈfʲɵdər ɨˈvanəvʲɪtɕ ʂɐˈlʲapʲɪn]; 13 February [O.S. 1 February] 1873 – 12 April 1938) was a Russian opera singer. Possessing a deep and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form. During the first phase of his career, Chaliapin endured direct competition from three other great basses: the powerful Lev Sibiriakov (1869–1942), the more lyrical Vladimir Kastorsky (1871–1948), and Dmitri Buchtoyarov (1866–1918), whose voice was intermediate between those of Sibiriakov and Kastorsky. The fact that Chaliapin is far and away the best remembered of this magnificent quartet of rival basses is a testament to the power of his personality, the acuteness of his musical interpretations, and the vividness of his performances. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Feodor Chaliapin is the 195th most popular singer (down from 169th in 2019), the 315th most popular biography from Russia (up from 327th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Russian Singer.

Fyodor Chaliapin was a Russian opera singer who was most famous for his performances of the title role in Boris Godunov and Ivan the Terrible.

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Among singers, Feodor Chaliapin ranks 195 out of 4,381. Before him are Birgit Nilsson, Robbie Williams, Beniamino Gigli, Jon Bon Jovi, Kathleen Ferrier, and Usher. After him are Kendrick Lamar, Celia Cruz, Mina, David Coverdale, Lata Mangeshkar, and Meat Loaf.

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Among people born in 1873, Feodor Chaliapin ranks 34. Before him are Kyösti Kallio, Sándor Ferenczi, Max Reinhardt, William McMaster Murdoch, Félix d'Herelle, and John Flanagan. After him are Alice Guy-Blaché, Radoje Domanović, Thomas Curtis, Christian Rakovsky, Ivanoe Bonomi, and Tullio Levi-Civita. Among people deceased in 1938, Feodor Chaliapin ranks 36. Before him are Hans Christian Gram, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, William Stern, Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Marianne von Werefkin, and John Flanagan. After him are Otto Bauer, Branislav Nušić, Thomas Wolfe, Nikolai Kondratiev, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, and Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark.

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Among people born in Russia, Feodor Chaliapin ranks 315 out of 3,761. Before him are Andrey Bogolyubsky (1111), Marianne von Werefkin (1860), Pyotr Krasnov (1869), Alexander Luria (1902), Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (1895), and Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia (1784). After him are Gerhard Barkhorn (1919), Duchess Magdalene Sibylle of Prussia (1586), Alfred Schnittke (1934), Viktor Shklovsky (1893), Vasily Perov (1834), and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia (1860).

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Among SINGERS In Russia

Among singers born in Russia, Feodor Chaliapin ranks 3. Before him are Alla Pugacheva (1949), and Anna Netrebko (1971). After him are Valery Leontiev (1949), Viktor Tsoi (1962), Eduard Khil (1934), Galina Vishnevskaya (1926), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Georg Ots (1920), Elena Obraztsova (1939), and Martti Talvela (1935).

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