- Ekaterina Semenova
Ekaterina Semenova, (1780-1849), was a
Russia nactress .Semenova became a student in the
Saint Petersburg Theatre School in 1790 where she was instructed byIvan Dmitrevsky and debuted at the stage in 1797. She eventually became the leading interpreter of plays ofWilliam Shakespeare ,Jean Racine ,Friedrich Schiller andVladislav Ozerov . She was coached by director Prince Sharkovsky and the poetNikolay Gnedich .Semenova was admired for her beauty, deep voice and passionate way of acting. She was mentioned in the poems of
Alexander Pushkin , but also talked about because of her rivalry withMarguerite Georges , who was very popular in theRussian Empire at the time.She retired in 1820 but returned in 1822 and made a great success with "
Phèdre " in 1823. In 1826, Semenova married Prince Ivan Gagarin and afterwards only performed in private theatres.References
* Jennifer S. Uglow, "The Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography".
External links
* http://www.encspb.ru/en/article.php?kod=2804031335
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