David Yuzhin
Vintage postcard from the Russian Empire, no 15. Photo: K. Fimer. Collection: Didier Hanson.
David Yuzhin (1868-1923) was a tenor from the Russian Empire. He was born in the village (Big) Karakula in 1863. His real surname was Pisitko. As a youth he sang in church choirs. He was professionally trained in St. Petersburg. Like many of his contemporaries, he gained experience by appearing in Kharkov, Odessa and other cities. In 1901 he joined the Bolshoi and made his debut as Raoul in Gli Ugonotti (The Hugenots), one of his best roles. At the same time, he also sang at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. At the Bolshoi, he met his future wife, the Russian soprano Nataliya Yermolenko. They both sang with Zimin's Private Opera in Moscow, from 1908 to 1912. David Yuzhin died in Moscow in 1923.
Sources: Historic Opera and Forgotten Opera Singers.
David Yuzhin
Vintage postcard from the Russian Empire, no 15. Photo: K. Fimer. Collection: Didier Hanson.
David Yuzhin (1868-1923) was a tenor from the Russian Empire. He was born in the village (Big) Karakula in 1863. His real surname was Pisitko. As a youth he sang in church choirs. He was professionally trained in St. Petersburg. Like many of his contemporaries, he gained experience by appearing in Kharkov, Odessa and other cities. In 1901 he joined the Bolshoi and made his debut as Raoul in Gli Ugonotti (The Hugenots), one of his best roles. At the same time, he also sang at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg. At the Bolshoi, he met his future wife, the Russian soprano Nataliya Yermolenko. They both sang with Zimin's Private Opera in Moscow, from 1908 to 1912. David Yuzhin died in Moscow in 1923.
Sources: Historic Opera and Forgotten Opera Singers.