In 1903 he graduated from the St. Petersburg
Conservatory. Here he studied under S. Gabel. The same year he made his debut as Demon at the St. Petersburg National House. In this
same year he made his debut on the opera stage. Beginning in 1907 (for
approximately 40 years) Andreev was a performer at the Mariinskii Theater
(since 1920 known as the Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet). His roles
included Ruslan (Glinka’s ‘’Ruslan and Liudmila’’), Prince Igor (Borodin’s ‘’Prince
Igor’’), Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky’s ‘’Boris Godunov’’),the Demon (Rubinstein’s
‘’The Demon’’), Holofernes (Serov’s ‘’Judith’’), Petr (Serov’s ‘’Enemy Force’’),
Mizgir’ (Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘’The Snow
Maiden’’), Tomskii (Tchaikovsky’s ‘’The Queen of Spades’’), Escamillo (Bizet’s ‘’Carmen’’),
and Peter 1 (Lortzing’s ‘’The Tsar and the Carpenter’’). Andreev also appeared
in concert recitals, performing operatic arias, art songs, and Russian
folksongs. Andreev’s voice was resonant, with a beautiful timbre, and
distinguished by a wide range. He performed baritone roles as well as bass
parts. His most successful roles were those of the Russian repertoire,
especially the epic ones. From 1919 he engaged in teaching, and, beginning in
1926, was a professor at the Leningrad Conservatory. He was awarded the Order
of Lenin.
Chronology of some appearances
1903 St. Petersburg National House
1904-1905 St. Petersburg Lyric Opera
1906 St. Petersburg New Oper
1907 St. Petersburg National House
1907-1930's St. Petersburg Mariinskii Theater
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