DAVID YUZHIN (VILLAGE BIG KARAKULA, EKATERINOSLAV, 1863 – MOSCOW, 1923)
His real surname was Pisitko. In his youth Yuzhin sang in church chorus. He studied in Taganrog with Regent Anastaseva. According to D. Agreneva-Slavjanskaya Yuzhin has gone to Petersburg, where, after unsuccessful attempt to study at the conservatory, took lessons of singing from M. Leonova. Later he studied in Europe with Clark, O. Sefferi, P. Vidal and S. Capelli. Since 1892 Yuzhin sang in chorus of Mariinsky Theatre. He made his debut in 1894 at the Kazansk-Saratovsk opera company. From 1896 to 1900 Yuzhin appeared in Samara, Kharkov, Odessa, Perm (1896-99), Kiev (1900, 1912), from 1901 to 1908 he sang at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre, where made his debut as Raoul in ”Gli Ugonotti”, one of his best roles. At the same time sang also at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, from 1908 to 1912 at the S. Zimin’s Opera. In 1902 Yuzhin with great success appeared in Italy (Florence, Turin), where he participated in the premiere of Rendano’s opera ”Consuela”, also in South America (1907), Brussels. He also performed in Tiflis, Kazan, Saratov, Odessa, Yalta, Baku, Ekaterinoslav. In different years has organized some own enterprises with which went on tour on cities of Russia. He had a beautiful, soft timbre, dramatic talent and bright scenic appearance. The greatest success had as performer of roles in the West-European repertoirе. His wife was a great russian soprano Natalya Ermolenko-Yuzhina (1881-1937).
TRACKLIST
Fra Diavolo (Auber): Young Agnes 22735 1912g G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Rigoletto (Verdi): Questa o quella 22736 1913 B G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Gioconda (Ponchielli) Cielo e mar 3-22775 7189L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Halka (Moniuszko): The wind wails in the hills 22818 519x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Prophete (Meyerbeer): Pour Berthe moi je soupire 22819 520x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Aria 22848 521x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Aria 22849 522x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
With the sweet scent of lilacs (Plotnicov) 22851 531x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Roméo et Juliette (Gounod) Ah! lève-toi, soleil 22943 G&T, Moskva 1902
Prince Igor (Borodin): Air of Vladimir 22886 556x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
May Night (Rimsky-Korsakov): Air of Levko 22887 557x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Rigoletto (Verdi) La donna è mobile 20247 Pathé cylindres & discs, Moskva 1904
Aida (Verdi): Celeste Aida 22888 558x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Faust (Gounod) Salut, demeure 22854 533x G&T, Moskva 1902
Aida (Verdi) Celeste Aida 3-22778 7199L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) O Tsarevich, I implore thee (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24090 7058r Gramophone, Moskva
If I knew (Koslov) 20916 Pathé cylindres & discs, Moskva 1904
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 22889 559x G&T, Moscow -01-1902
Martha (Flotow): M’appari 022030 120y G&T, St. Petersburg 1903
Gioconda (Ponchielli): Cielo e mar 3-22775 7189L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Trovatore (Verdi): Di quella pira 022017 117y Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Aida (Verdi): Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24023 7188L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Samson et Dalila (Saint-Saëns): Arrêtez, o mes frères (w. chorus) 3-22781 7211L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Mefistofele (Boito): Lontan, lontan (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24027 7196L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Werther (Massenet) O Nature 3-22776 7192L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Prophète (Meyerbeer) Pour Bertha 3-22777 7193L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Do not tempt me (Glinka) (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24025 7194L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Huguenots (Meyerbeer) Duet, act 4 (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24024 7190L Gramophone, Moskva 1908
Night was flying (Grodsky) (w. Yuzhina-Ermolenko) 2-24026 7195L Gramophone, Moscow 1908
Soft odor of lilacs (Plotnikov) 21860 Pathé cylindres & discs, Moskva 1904
Serenade (Ivanov) 21013 Pathé cylindres & discs, Moskva 1904
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