Alexandra Pavlovna Krutikova by Bergamasco

as the Angel in "The Demon" by Rubinstein CREATOR Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, on 25 January 1875,


Alexandra Pavlovna Krutikova
(1851-1919) -
(contralto, mezzo-soprano

Russian opera and chamber singer
. Soloist of the Mariinsky (1872–1876) and Bolshoi (1880–1891) theaters. Honored Artist of the Imperial Theaters (1902). The wife of the singer Bogomir Corsov and the mother of the singer Lyset Corsova.

Alexandra Pavlovna Krutikova - the daughter of a hereditary honorary citizen, a native of the Chernihiv province, was brought up in Riga. From an early age showed the ability and love of music.

In Riga, she took singing lessons at Heinecke, in Paris she studied with Pierre Francois Vartel, then she entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory in the class of Henriette Nissen-Saloman. A student of the Conservatory, she debuted on January 12, 1872 in the role of Vanya (“Life for the Tsar”) on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater, where she was invited to the place of E. A. Lavrovskaya. On January 28, 1872, she sang the part of Ratmir in the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila. In 1873 she graduated.

She was a soloist with the Mariinsky Theater from January 1, 1872 to May 1, 1876. From September 1, 1880 to 1891, was in the troupe of the Moscow Bolshoi Theater. Successfully toured in Sweden, Odessa, Kharkov, Kiev.

In 1901, left the scene.

She performed about 40 roles rties, including Ortrude in Lohengrin, Zerlina in Don Juan, Ratmir in Ruslan and Lyudmila, Countess in The Queen of Spades, Solokhi in Cherevichki, etc.

Olga, the first performer of the party in the opera "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky at the premiere at the Bolshoi Theater. In 1884 she sang the part of Lyubov in the premiere production of Tchaikovsky's opera "Mazepa".

The talent of the singer was highly appreciated by Tchaikovsky, who dedicated her romances “Reconciliation” (op. 25, No. 1, 1874) and “Only You Are Alone” (or. 57, No. 6, 1884).