Gavriil Alekseevich Morskoj
The real name of Gavriil Morskoj was Janchevetskij. Gavriil Morskoj
was born on March 23rd, 1862 into a Russian family
in the Chernihiv province (Ukraine).
During his childhood, Morskoj sang in a choir in
the area of Kiev.
Gavriil Morskoj finished the Chernihiv grammar school and
then went to the St.
Petersburg Capella. He studied singing during in
1882–89 at the Petersburg conservatory with Everardi, Gabel and
Palechek.
In 1889, Morskoj made his opera debut in Odessa, where he stayed until 1892,
then sang in Kiev (1892–95).
1895–1906, Gavriil Morskoj was at the Mariinskij Theater
(Radames, José,
Raoul, Lenskij). Morskoj had a strong voice with a range up to high C.
His repertory was around 50 roles, among them: Sobinin,
German, Samson, Vodemon, Werther, Jean de Leyde.
Morskoj went on tour in England. All his records are rare. He died on December 26th, 1914 in St. Petersburg.
In RA format
In RA format
In RA format
In RA format
In RA format
I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the biographical notes and recordings (Sadko, Pskovitjanka).
Source for Ja ljublju vas, Olga: Russian Records.
|