Mariya Slavina

Mariya Slavina
1858–1951
Russian Mezzo Soprano.

After studying at the Saint Petersburg Theatrical School and Conservatory, she performed with the Imperial Opera and the Mariinsky Theatre from 1877 to 1917, and was a professor a the Petrograd Conservatory from 1919 to 1920. (debut as Amneris in “Aida”). Created Hanna in "the may night" by Rimsky-Korsakov (1880) at the Marinsky, Princess in "The Enchantress" by Tchaikovsky (1887) at St Petersburg , Countess in 'Queen of Spades" Tchaikovsky (1890) at St Petersburg ,Clytemnestra in 'Oresteia" Taneyev (1895) at the Marinsky, First performance on the Russian stage as Carmen 1885 , Fricke in 'Valkyrie" 1900 , Clytemnestra in 'Electra" . Among her best roles Olga 'Eugene Onegin" , Seibel in 'Faust" , Fides in "The Prophet" After her marriage she was known as Baroness Mariia Aleksandrovna Medem