Mariya Zubova

Mariya Voinovna Zubova (Russian: Мария Воиновна Зубова), (1749-Saint Petersburg 1799) was a Russian composer and concert singer, known for her folksongs.

She was the daughter of Vice Admiral V. Ya Rimsky-Korsakov and married to A. Zubov, governor in Kursk. Zubov wrote poems and songs, of which some were published in Saint Petersburg in 1770. She was known for her performances as a singer at private concerts and described as: "The best singer in the early reign of Catherine II." As a person, she was described as an intelligent and gracious woman in the style of Marquise de Merteuil from the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos.

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Name	Zubova, Mariya
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Short description	Russian composer and singer
Date of birth	1749
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Date of death	1799
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