Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (Russian: Ð'ÐµÌ Ñ€Ð°
ФÑ'Ì Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° ÐšÐ¾Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ñ Ð°Ñ€Ð¶ÐµÌ Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ ; 8 November 1864
â€" 23 February 1910) was one of the most celebrated actresses and
theatre managers of the late Russian Empire. She made her professional
debut in 1893, after having acted as an amateur at Constantin
Stanislavsky's Society of Art and Literature. She is probably best
known today for originating the role of Nina in the ill-fated premiere
of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint
Petersburg in 1896. Though the production was deemed an utter failure,
Komissarzhevskaya's performance was highly praised.Later in her
career, Komissarzhevskaya is notable for her patronage of the
up-and-coming theatre artist, Vsevolod Meyerhold. Following
Meyerhold's unsuccessful attempts to stage symbolist plays at
Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre, Komissarzhevskaya invited him to
try his experiments at her new Dramatic Theatre. During their
short-lived collaboration, the two managed to develop Meyerhold's
symbolist aesthetic and Komissarzhevskaya herself starred in two of
the most critically and commercially successful
productions.Komissarzhevskaya was born in Saint Petersburg, into a
wealthy and distinguished family. Her father was the celebrated
Russian opera singer Fyodor Komissarzhevsky, a leading tenor at the
Mariinsky Theatre, and her mother, Mariya Nikolaevna Shulgina, was the
daughter of General Nikolai Shulgin, a war hero and officer in the
Preobrazhensky regiment. Komissarzhevskaya had a close relationship
with her father, and she frequently corresponded with Komissarzhevsky.
Towards the end of his life, he wrote to Mariya Nikolaevna,
saying:This commitment to his daughter's life and work was a testament
to her favor, as her half-brother was Theodore Komisarjevsky, a famous
theatrical director in his own right.
ФÑ'Ì Ð´Ð¾Ñ€Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð° ÐšÐ¾Ð¼Ð¸Ñ Ñ Ð°Ñ€Ð¶ÐµÌ Ð²Ñ ÐºÐ°Ñ ; 8 November 1864
â€" 23 February 1910) was one of the most celebrated actresses and
theatre managers of the late Russian Empire. She made her professional
debut in 1893, after having acted as an amateur at Constantin
Stanislavsky's Society of Art and Literature. She is probably best
known today for originating the role of Nina in the ill-fated premiere
of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint
Petersburg in 1896. Though the production was deemed an utter failure,
Komissarzhevskaya's performance was highly praised.Later in her
career, Komissarzhevskaya is notable for her patronage of the
up-and-coming theatre artist, Vsevolod Meyerhold. Following
Meyerhold's unsuccessful attempts to stage symbolist plays at
Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre, Komissarzhevskaya invited him to
try his experiments at her new Dramatic Theatre. During their
short-lived collaboration, the two managed to develop Meyerhold's
symbolist aesthetic and Komissarzhevskaya herself starred in two of
the most critically and commercially successful
productions.Komissarzhevskaya was born in Saint Petersburg, into a
wealthy and distinguished family. Her father was the celebrated
Russian opera singer Fyodor Komissarzhevsky, a leading tenor at the
Mariinsky Theatre, and her mother, Mariya Nikolaevna Shulgina, was the
daughter of General Nikolai Shulgin, a war hero and officer in the
Preobrazhensky regiment. Komissarzhevskaya had a close relationship
with her father, and she frequently corresponded with Komissarzhevsky.
Towards the end of his life, he wrote to Mariya Nikolaevna,
saying:This commitment to his daughter's life and work was a testament
to her favor, as her half-brother was Theodore Komisarjevsky, a famous
theatrical director in his own right.
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