Maria Zankovetska (Ukrainian: ÐœÐ°Ñ€Ñ–Ñ Ð—Ð°Ð½ÑŒÐºÐ¾Ð²ÐµÑ†ÑŒÐºÐ°,
Mariia Zankovetska; born Maria Kostyantynivna Adasovska on August 4,
1854 - died on October 4, 1934) was a Ukrainian theater actress. There
are some sources that date her birth to August 3, 1860.Maria was born
into a family of an impoverished landowner and nobleman Kostyantyn
Kostyantynovych Adasovsky and a Chernihiv city resident (burgess)
Maria Vasylivna Nefedova in a village of Zanky, Nizhyn County,
Chernigov Governorate (today - in Nizhyn Raion). She had many
siblings. Maria was a graduate of the Chernihiv City Female
Gymnasium.In 1876 Maria came out on a stage of the Nizhyn theater. The
city of Nizhyn became her native town where she kept her own building.
Her professional career started on October 27, 1882 in the
Yelizavetgrad City Theater (Kirovohrad) under the management of Marko
Kropyvnytsky. Her first role was Natalka from the Kotlyarevsky play
"Natalka Poltavka". Later Maria participated among the most popular
and professional Ukrainian troupes of Marko Kropyvnytsky, Mykhailo
Starytsky, Mykola Sadovsky, Panas Saksahansky. Her stage name
Zankovetska was derived from the name of the village where she was
born.The professional career of Zankovetska's (repertoire) accounted
for over 30 roles. Her characters were dramatic heroes. Maria sang in
a mezzo-soprano voice. The actress created images that were penetrated
with a real drama and a fiery comedy. She glorified with her play
ordinary common people revealing the immensity of their souls. Having
a charming voice, a dramatic soprano, she incomparably performed in
plays the Ukrainian folk songs.
Mariia Zankovetska; born Maria Kostyantynivna Adasovska on August 4,
1854 - died on October 4, 1934) was a Ukrainian theater actress. There
are some sources that date her birth to August 3, 1860.Maria was born
into a family of an impoverished landowner and nobleman Kostyantyn
Kostyantynovych Adasovsky and a Chernihiv city resident (burgess)
Maria Vasylivna Nefedova in a village of Zanky, Nizhyn County,
Chernigov Governorate (today - in Nizhyn Raion). She had many
siblings. Maria was a graduate of the Chernihiv City Female
Gymnasium.In 1876 Maria came out on a stage of the Nizhyn theater. The
city of Nizhyn became her native town where she kept her own building.
Her professional career started on October 27, 1882 in the
Yelizavetgrad City Theater (Kirovohrad) under the management of Marko
Kropyvnytsky. Her first role was Natalka from the Kotlyarevsky play
"Natalka Poltavka". Later Maria participated among the most popular
and professional Ukrainian troupes of Marko Kropyvnytsky, Mykhailo
Starytsky, Mykola Sadovsky, Panas Saksahansky. Her stage name
Zankovetska was derived from the name of the village where she was
born.The professional career of Zankovetska's (repertoire) accounted
for over 30 roles. Her characters were dramatic heroes. Maria sang in
a mezzo-soprano voice. The actress created images that were penetrated
with a real drama and a fiery comedy. She glorified with her play
ordinary common people revealing the immensity of their souls. Having
a charming voice, a dramatic soprano, she incomparably performed in
plays the Ukrainian folk songs.
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