Valentina Kuza by Photography of Imperial Theatres in Mariinsky Theatre

VALENTINA KUZA
(Yefrosinia Kusa)
Rusian Soprano
1856-1910

Kusa was seen principally at the Mariinsky Theatre. In 1905 she was released from the Mariinsky when she publicly refused her hand to a Tsarist officer of the Guard. That courage made her quite popular with the people, who showered her with affection during her subsequent recitals.