Sofia Samoilova
Sofia Samoilova | |
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Born | 1786 or 1787 |
Died | St. Petersburg, Russian Empire | March 3, 1854
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Opera singer, Actress |
Years active | 1798 — 1843 |
Organization | , St. Petersburg |
Sofia Samoilova (1787 – 1854), was a Russian stage actress and opera singer (soprano).[1]
She was engaged at the Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg in 1804-1843, during which she had a successful career and was regarded to belong to the elite of its members. She performed within opera, vaudeville as well as drama.
She was the daughter of the actor and actress Praskovya Chernikova, married the actor Vasily Samoilov, and became the mother of Vasily Samoylov, and .
References[]
- ^ Театральная энциклопедия. Гл. ред. П. А. Марков. Т. 4 — М.: Советская энциклопедия, Нежин — Сярев, 1965, 1152 стб. с илл., 6 л. илл.
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Categories:
- 1787 births
- 19th-century Russian actresses
- Russian stage actresses
- 1854 deaths
- 19th-century Russian opera singers