title: S. Mamontov and V. Telyakovsky as two fields of attraction in the fate of F. Chaliapin1 and the Russian opera theater
abstract: Using meaningful historical material, the article explores the parallels of the creative careers of such great developers of the Russian opera of the late 19th – early 20th centuries as F. Chaliapin, S. Mamontov, and V. Telyakovsky. It was the period of rapid development of innovative stage direction, vocal art, and stage design. The outstanding organizers of theater business S. Mamontov and V. Telyakovsky were at the heart of that creative seething. Being representatives of different social str
journal: Historia provinciae – the journal of regional history(rus )