Private Opera
Russia
The Private Opera (Russian: ), also known as:
The Russian Private Opera ; Moscow Private Russian Opera, ; Mamontov's Private Russian Opera in Moscow ; Korotkov's Theatre ( , 1885-1888); Vinter's Theatre ( , 1896-1899); Private Opera Society ( , 1899-1904); and Solodovnikov Theatre ( , from 1895; later used by Zimin opera, Moscow Operetta, and Helikon Opera) was a private operatic enterprise, a company established in 1885 by Russian industrialist and philanthropist Savva Mamontov, who staged the operas, conducted the orchestra, trained the actors, taught them singing and paid all the expenses.
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