Oscar Kamionsky by Ouzemsky with autograph

Oscar Kamionsky (1869-1917); Ukrainian baritone.
During the years 1888/91 he studied with Camillo Everardi, Stanislaw Gabel and Josef Paleček in St. Petersburg. He continued his studies in Italy with Rossi in Naples. Here he made his debut in 1891 at the Teatro Bellini. After appearances in Florence and Athens he returned to Russia in 1893 and remained until 1894 at the Charkow Opera. He then sang at the Opera of Kiev (1894/95), the Opera of Rostov (1895/96) and the Opera of Tblissi (1896/1901). During the years 1902/04 he was again the Opera of Kiev, 1904/05 at the Opera House of Tsereteli in St. Petersburg and from 1905/08 at the Zimin Opera in Moscow. In 1909 he made a tour to various cities in Siberia and Japan. In the season 1913/14 he was once again at the Zimin Opera in Moscow. He retired from the stage in 1915. Kamionsky had a relatively small, but beautiful voice with fine upper register. Being master of bel canto and performing the roles of both lyrical and dramatical character Kamiosnky was called the "Russian Battistini".

The dedication to the baritone/tenor Augusto Brogi is written and signed by Oscar Kamionsky. The dedication reads as follows:

Al vero artista della parola,
S.n Augusto Brogi in segno di
stima e amicizia per ri-
cordarsi del
Oscar Kamionsky
'94 Kieff