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Ivan Semyonovich Kozlovsky ((ロシア語:Ива́н Семё́нович Козло́вский), (ウクライナ語:Іван Семенович Козловський); also referred to as Kozlovskiy or Kozlovskij; December 21, 1993) was Ukrainian lyric tenor and one of the most well known stars of Soviet opera, as well a producer and director of his own opera company, and longtime teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. ==Biography== Ukrainian Ivan Kozlovsky was born in the village of Marianivka near Bila Tserkva, Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and began to sing at the age of seven in the chorus of the St. Michael's Monastery. He went on to study drama, piano and singing (with the famous soprano Olena Muravyova) at the Mykola Lysenko Institute of Music and Drama in Kiev. He also sang with his brother in Alexander Koshetz's choir in Kiev. This instruction was cut short after two years, due to the outbreak of the civil war in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. Kozlovsky sang in a vocal quartet under the direction of O. Sveshnikov. His voice enabled him to join the army engineers, as a lead singer in a military band. He made his operatic début in 1920 as ''Faust'' at the Poltava theatre, where he sang until 1923. He followed this with engagements at the Kharkiv opera in 1923-4, and the Yekaterinburg (then called Sverdlovsk) opera theatre in 1924-6, before becoming one of the leading tenors at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow from 1926 to 1954. He had a memorable audition at the Bolshoi in 1924, reportedly reaching the highest notes of the register with ease (throughout his career, he developed a reputation for singing the highest note possible and hanging onto it for the added adulation). At the Bolshoi, he came under the mentorship of Leonid Sobinov, the leading Russian tenor at the time. Kozlovsky went on to sing in over 50 operas as the leading tenor of the Bolshoi. In 1938, Kozlovsky organized and directed a concert ensemble of opera singers, VTO Soviet Opera Ensemble, directing himself in ''Werther'' by Massenet and ''Orfeo ed Euridice'' by Gluck, among other productions. He was awarded the prestigious designation of People's Artist of the USSR in 1940. Kozlovsky was well-known to be a favourite singer of Joseph Stalin. Stalin used to invite Kozlovsky to come over whenever he wanted to listen to the sound of his voice, even in the middle of the night. So pleased was Stalin with Kozlovsky's singing, that he once kissed him and then himself sang to the piano accompaniment of Kozlovsky.〔These facts were recorded from Kozlovsky's own words on March 21, 1981; (see the link (in Russian) ).〕 Kozlovsky gained great renown throughout the Soviet Union, but was never allowed to leave its borders. Kozlovsky had a friendly rivalry with Sergei Lemeshev, another immensely popular Russian opera singer. They both often sang the same roles, and Russian opera lovers were divided into supporters of one or the other. The theatre lobby was a venue for scuffles between fans jokingly called the "lemeshistki" and the "kozlovityanki".() Kozlovsky married the popular actress Alexandra Herzig (1886–1964), who was 14 years older than he and much better known, causing the public to refer to him as "Herzig's husband". Later, when he attained greater fame, Herzig became known as "Kozlovsky’s wife". After his first marriage ended in divorce, Kozlovsky remarried, this time to an actress 14 years ''younger'' than he, Galina Sergeyeva. Sergeyeva played the female lead in the films ''Pyshka (Пышкa)'' ("Boule de Suif," 1934), ''Lyubov Alyony (Любoв Aлйoни)'' ("Alyona’s Love", 1934), and ''Vesennie dni (Вeceннi днi)'' ("Spring Days", 1934). Although she bore him two daughters, the marriage with Kozlovsky did not last long. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ivan Kozlovsky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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