Ballet Dancer

Maria Kuznetsova

Singer and dancer (1880–1966)

Born 1880 · OdesaDied 1966FranceRussian Empire
Maria Kuznetsova
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Maria Kuznetsova was a French ballet dancer, born in 1880 in Odesa, who died in 1966.

Biography

Maria Nikolaevna Kuznetsova (Russian: Мария Николаевна Кузнецова; 22 July [O.S. 10 July] 1880 – 25 April 1966), also known as Maria Kuznetsova-Benois, was a Russian opera singer and dancer.

Prior to the Revolution of 1917, Kuznetsova was one of the most celebrated opera singers in Russia, having worked with Richard Strauss, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Jules Massenet. She was frequently paired with Feodor Chaliapin. After leaving Russia in 1917, Kuznetsova continued to perform for another thirty years abroad before retiring.

From the Wikipedia article “Mariya Kuznetsova (singer)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Contemporaries

Vera Trefilova

Vera Trefilova

Russian dancer (1875–1943)

1875–1943
Cléo de Mérode

Cléo de Mérode

French dancer (1875-1966)

1875–1966
Natalia Trukhanova

Natalia Trukhanova

French ballet dancer of Ukrainian origin (1885–1956)

1885–1956
Mathilde Kschessinska

Mathilde Kschessinska

Russian ballet dancer and princess

1872–1971
Stacia Napierkowska

Stacia Napierkowska

French actor and dancer (1891–1945)

1891–1945

Facts from Wikidata (Q3291015), CC0.