Ekaterina Nikolayevna Vasilyeva (Russian: Екатерина
Риколаевна Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð°, née Lavrova
(Лаврова), 16 August 1829 in Moscow, Russian Empire â€" 27
April 1877 in Bern, Switzerland) was a Russian stage actress.Born to
the professional opera singers, Nikolai Lavrov and Darya Saburova, she
debuted in 1845 in the Maly Theatre production of Eugène Scribe's La
chanoinesse (translated into Russian as
Ð"евица-отшельница, A Maiden Hermit) as Gabriele, and a
year later moved to Saint Petersburg where in 1847 she was invited to
join the Alexandrinsky Theatre troupe. The 14 October 1863 premiere of
Alexander Ostrovsky's A Profitable Position was given as a benefit
performance for Vasilyeva. Another famous Maly benefit, the A.F.
Bogdanov-directed production of Ivan Turgenev's A Month in a Country
on 13 January 1872 celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Vasilyeva's
stage career. Ostrovsky considered her to be the best Russian actress
to specialize in the contemporary French, notably, Scribe's plays.
Ekaterina Vasilyeva died in Bern, Switzerland, where she had been
treated for tuberculosis.
Риколаевна Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»ÑŒÐµÐ²Ð°, née Lavrova
(Лаврова), 16 August 1829 in Moscow, Russian Empire â€" 27
April 1877 in Bern, Switzerland) was a Russian stage actress.Born to
the professional opera singers, Nikolai Lavrov and Darya Saburova, she
debuted in 1845 in the Maly Theatre production of Eugène Scribe's La
chanoinesse (translated into Russian as
Ð"евица-отшельница, A Maiden Hermit) as Gabriele, and a
year later moved to Saint Petersburg where in 1847 she was invited to
join the Alexandrinsky Theatre troupe. The 14 October 1863 premiere of
Alexander Ostrovsky's A Profitable Position was given as a benefit
performance for Vasilyeva. Another famous Maly benefit, the A.F.
Bogdanov-directed production of Ivan Turgenev's A Month in a Country
on 13 January 1872 celebrated the 25th Anniversary of Vasilyeva's
stage career. Ostrovsky considered her to be the best Russian actress
to specialize in the contemporary French, notably, Scribe's plays.
Ekaterina Vasilyeva died in Bern, Switzerland, where she had been
treated for tuberculosis.
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