Nina Koshetz Volkhova's Lullaby from Sadko

Nina Koshetz sings Volkhova's lullaby from Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko
Bruno Reibold, cond.

Nina Koshetz (30 December 1891 - 14 May 1965) was a Ukrainian, later American, soprano opera and recital singer.
She was born into a family of intellectuals in Kiev, then moved to Moscow and became an opera singer. Having received voice lessons in France from the retired dramatic soprano Felia Litvinne, she sang leading roles in opera and performed in principal opera houses across Russian and Europe.
In 1920 she went to America and joined the Chicago Opera Association where she sang in the premiere of The Love for Three Oranges (1921). She late performed for the Russian Opera Company in New York and on tour in South America. At the end of the 1920s she was active in France, where she appeared in the French premiere of Sadko.
Known for her overly-extravagant life style, her vocal powers declined in the 1930s and in 1940 she retired to Hollywood where she made a living as a voice teacher and restaurateur (a venture that ended in bankruptcy in 1942). She also appeared in bit parts in several Hollywood movies. She died in Santa Ana, California in 1965.
She had a relationship with composer Sergei Rachmaninoff during the 1910s, and he composed a cycle of six romantic songs dedicated to her (opus 38). Rachmaninoff also played piano accompaniment for Nina Koshetz who preferred a Blüthner piano for its mellower, softer tone.
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[paulostroff99]

Only Russian that is in the same league as your other great posting of A.N. TY vstasov.

[vstasov]

@paulostroff99 Have you heard Arkhipova sing Lyubasha's aria from Act I of The Tsar's Bride? Another consummate, unrivaled Russian singer with a gorgeous voice.

(it's on my channel)

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[trov85]

Thanks for sharing this, simply marvelous.

[Herur22]

Lovely aria and lovely singing. Thank you.

[mayatatyana1]

Absolutely beautiful!. Thank you vstasov for posting and thank you Doug@CurzonRoad for sharing. Maya

[CurzonRoad]

@meltzerboy

Wonderful... absolutely wonderful! Thank you vstasov for posting, and thank you Nate for sharing!

[grig035]

I can't thank you enough for such a marvelous transfer. I've fallen in love with this record ever since I first heard it in a miserable, echo-ridden CD transfer 10 years ago. But I've proved totally unable to find a better one anywhere, being compelled to use it in a lecture once simply because I didn't see any other around! What a difference here! Please, I'd love to know which transfer you use -- and is there more similarly expert transfer material from the same source? Many thanks.

[Federicopera]

what a warmth...this is singing, no affectation at all