Description: 1. Real photo of Russian opera singer Sergei Yakovlevich Lemeshev in the opera "Rigoletto". Russian opera. USSR. Stalin era. 1950s. Samizdat. Sergei Yakovlevich Lemeshev (Russian: Серге́й Я́ковлевич Ле́мешев; 10 July [O.S. 27 June] 1902 – 27 June 1977) was a Soviet and Russian opera singer and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1950). Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had control over northern Italian theatres at the time, the opera had a triumphant premiere at La Fenice in Venice on 11 March 1851. Samizdat (Russian: самиздат, pronounced [səmɨzˈdat], lit. 'self-publishing') was a form of dissident activity across the Eastern Bloc in which individuals reproduced censored and underground makeshift publications, often by hand, and passed the documents from reader to reader. The practice of manual reproduction was widespread, because printed texts could be traced back to the source. This was a grassroots practice used to evade official Soviet censorship. 2. All photos of this product are mine and this product is in my warehouse.3. If you have questions, contact me and I will answer you. 4. Standard international delivery takes 30-60 days. 5. I apologize for my terrible English.6. Good day.
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Location: Gomel
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Signed: No
Image Color: Black & White
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Operas
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1950
Theme: Celebrities
Features: Samizdat
Featured Person/Artist: Sergei Lemeshev
Time Period Manufactured: 1950-1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Production Technique: Gelatin-Silver Print
