Chaliapin

Russian culture presented the world of singer truly universal scale. The great artist, the National Genius, he lives in the consciousness of the modern generation as a "legend man", "Comet named Fedor", "citizen of the world" and today takes its own ineptive place. Meanwhile, the creative life and the personal fate of the Shalyapin were difficult and contradictory: tense, sometimes painful searches for themselves as individuals, difficult development of the profession, the realization of their talent was intermitted with ingenious artistic discoveries and scenic failures, triumphal enthusiasm of fans and envious enemies. Always open to communication, he washed the full bowl of artistic glory, friendly devotion, love, family happiness, but survived and bitterness to change, separation, lies, slanders. The author, doctor of science, researcher of the domestic theater, based on documentary sources, memoir testimonies, letters and official documents talks about the life of not only the Great Singer, but also an unusually charming person. The book goes into the year of the 140th anniversary of the birth of F.I.Shaliapina