Word: chaliapin
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unusual or the rarely performed works." The Paris Robert le Diable, the saga of a man who discovers he is a devil's son, was one such project. Another is Anton Rubinstein's obscure The Demon, whose title role was sung by the great Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin; Ramey hopes to perform the part someday...
Konstantin Korovin's works are a good example:in "On the Seashore in the Crimea" (1909) and"Portrait of F.I. Chaliapin" (1911) he avoids anysense of illusionistic depth, but uses broad,multi-directioned brushstrokes and flat,juxtaposed bright colors to give an impression ofthe atmosphere of a summer...