In the history of music, Antonina Nezhdanova is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Antonina Nezhdanova as Russian opera singer (1873–1950).
Antonina Nezhdanova was born at Odesa in 1873. Her recorded nationality is Russia. She trained at Moscow Conservatory.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
She worked as opera singer, music educator and university teacher.
The instruments recorded are voice.
Her work is classed as classical music.
Performance is the most perishable art and recording the most durable; a career sits between the two.
Recognition followed: Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" and Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow".
That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Antonina Nezhdanova died in 1950, aged 77. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow"
- Instruments: voice
- Genres: classical music
