Elisaveta Petrenko

Elisaveta Petrenko
1880-1951
Russian Contralto

Studied at St Petersburg Conservatory with Iretskoy and with Mmme Ferni-Giraldoni. Upon completion of her studies , she secured an engagement at the Marinsky where she appeared until 1915 . She appeared for a season at Theatre des Champs Elysees in 1909 ,After the outbreak of war she joined the ensemble of the musucal drama theatre Petrograd , After the revolution she moved to Moscow , from this period she was active as a teacher in 1935 she was appointed professor of voice at the Leningrad Conservatory