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Andrejeva Skilondz

Adelaide Andrejewa von Skilondz (also Andrejewa de Skilondz; 27 January [O.S. 15 January] 1882 – 5 April 1969) was a Russian operatic coloratura soprano. She was born in Saint Petersburg, where she studied singing and began her career in 1904. In 1909 she sang the role of the Queen of Shemakha in the Saint Petersburg premiere of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's opera The Golden Cockerel. She also sang at the Berlin Hofoper until the start of World War I, at which time she moved to Stockholm, where she performed in opera up until 1920 and in concert performances until 1930. Her roles there included the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute, the title role in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, and Gilda in Verdi's Rigoletto. Later she taught singing. Among her students were Kerstin Meyer, Kim Borg, Eva Gustavson, Eva Prytz, and Elisabeth Söderström. She died in Stockholm at the age of 87.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 1, 1882 (Saint Petersburg), Died April 5, 1969 (Oscars Assembly)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gramophone 1339ak 10-in. 9/4/1912 Trinklied Otakár Mařák ; Andrejeva Skilondz Vocal duet (soprano and tenor), with chorus and orchestra vocalist, soprano vocal  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Skilondz, Andrejeva," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104647.

Skilondz, Andrejeva. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104647.

"Skilondz, Andrejeva." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104647

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