Elizabeth S. Sandunova, Russian stage actress and operatic mezzosoprano.

She was an opera student of Giovanni Paisiello

Giovanni Paisiello

Giovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era.-Life:Paisiello was born at Taranto and educated by the Jesuits there. He became known for his beautiful singing voice and in 1754 was sent to the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio at Naples, where he studied under Francesco Durante, and...

 and Vicente Martín-i-Soler, and an actor student of Ivan Dmitrevsky at the theatre school of Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

. She debuted in 1790. She was not only considered to be gifted with a wonderful operatic voice, but was also a talented dramatic actress.

In 1791, she married at the royal chapell in the presence of the empress Catherine the Great.

In 1794-1812, she was active in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, were she made a huge success in a patriotic opera during the war of 1812. She returned to Saint Petersburg in 1813.

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