Vasily Andreevich Karatygin (Russian: Ð'Ð°Ñ Ð¸Ð»Ð¸Ð¹
Рндреевич Каратыгин) (10 March [O.S. 26 February]
1802â€"-25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1853) was a leading actor of Russian
Romanticism.Karatygin joined the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg in
1820 and moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. He particularly
excelled in the numerous productions of Shakespeare's and Schiller's
plays, rivalling Moscow's Pavel Mochalov as the greatest Russian actor
of his time. The two volumes of his Memoirs are invaluable.Like other
actors of his theatre, Karatygin was buried at the Smolensky Cemetery
on Vasilievsky Island. His remains were later transferred to the
national pantheon, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. His wife Alexandra
Kolosova was admired for her roles in Molière's comedies.
Рндреевич Каратыгин) (10 March [O.S. 26 February]
1802â€"-25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1853) was a leading actor of Russian
Romanticism.Karatygin joined the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg in
1820 and moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. He particularly
excelled in the numerous productions of Shakespeare's and Schiller's
plays, rivalling Moscow's Pavel Mochalov as the greatest Russian actor
of his time. The two volumes of his Memoirs are invaluable.Like other
actors of his theatre, Karatygin was buried at the Smolensky Cemetery
on Vasilievsky Island. His remains were later transferred to the
national pantheon, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. His wife Alexandra
Kolosova was admired for her roles in Molière's comedies.
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