Mikhail Glinka and his Russian disciples in Europe: contextual analysis of a forgotten history
Abstract
The article analyzes the role of M.I. Glinka in training Russian singers—P.M. Ostroumov-Mikhailov and S.S. Gulak-Artemovsky— as preparation for their internship in Europe. Based on historical documents, the article compares the nature of Glinka's work with young musicians with the training the Russian chorister N.K. Ivanov received in Europe, where he later became an established lead opera singer.
The article provides a brief biographical overview of OstroumovMikhailov and Gulak-Artemovsky before their studies with Glinka. It emphasizes Glinka's understanding for the need to free singers from their dependence on the state. The article traces back Glinka’s search for the patrons of art who could support singers during their European internship. The work provides the first mention of the role of M.D. Volkonsky and P.N. Demidov in organizing the studies of Ostroumov-Mikhailov and Gulak-Artemovsky. It is the first attempt to describe the conditions of their study. It analyses the sources of financing the internship, the peculiarities of performances made by Russian singers in Europe and their participation in a number of opera performances in Italy.
It is crucial to analyse and compare professional approaches of European teachers to training Russian performers with Glinka’s methodology of working with vocalists. The article explores the reasons why an internship with European teachers did not allow Ostroumov-Mikhailov and GulakArtemovsky to take root in European opera culture. The article highlights the role of Rossini, who promoted Ivanov on the European stage. Russian singers did not have such a mentor, which had a detrimental effect on their career in Europe.
The article traces back the return of Ostroumov-Mikhailov and GulakArtemovsky to Russia as well as their further careers in imperial theaters.
Keywords: M.I. Glinka, P.M. Ostroumov-Mikhailov, S.S. GulakArtemovsky, N.K. Ivanov, internship in Europe
For citation: Laschenko S. K. Mikhail Glinka and his Russian disciples in Europe: contextual analysis of a forgotten history [Electronic source]. In: Sovremennye problemy muzykoznaniya / Contemporary Musicology, 2020, No. 3, pp. 3–65. (In Russ.) DOI: 10.56620/2587-9731-2020-3-003-065
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