Elizabeth Sandunova

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Elizabeth Sandunova

Elizabeth S. Sandunova, (1772/76 – 3 December 1826), was a Russian Empire stage actress and operatic mezzosoprano.

She was an opera student of Giovanni Paisiello and Vicente Martín-i-Soler, and an actor student of Ivan Dmitrevsky at the theatre school of Saint Petersburg. She debuted in 1790. She was not only considered to be gifted with a wonderful operatic voice, but was also a talented dramatic actress.

In 1791, she married at the royal chapel in the presence of the empress Catherine the Great.

In 1794–1812, she was active in Moscow, were she made a huge success in a patriotic opera during the war of 1812. She returned to Saint Petersburg in 1813.

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This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

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Name	Sandunova, Elizabeth
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Short description	Russian actor
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Date of death	1826
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