Mask and Soul. Chaliapin F.

Chaliapin became a phenomenon of Russian and world musical culture of such a scale that his glory does not fade over time. Chaliapin's work continues to worry, his personality and fate are still causing keen interest. “Mask and Soul” are not just an autobiography of the famous opera artist, a master who decided to share his memories of his “forty years in theaters”. This is a book-approval and at the same time a book of gain. In it, Chaliapin reflects on the opera and performing skill of the actor-singer. The book recreates the paintings of theatrical life in Russia at the end of the 19th-beginning of the twentieth century, introduces us to the work of famous masters of opera art-composers, directors, decorators, artists.