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Shaliapin sang the part of Farlaf in the 1904 production.
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Two costume designs for Ruslan and Liudmila: Farlaf; and Ruslan
Details
Aleksandr Iakovlevich Golovin (1863-1930)
Two costume designs for Ruslan and Liudmila: Farlaf; and Ruslan
both signed in Cyrillic 'A Golovin' (lower right) and inscribed as characters
one pencil and watercolour ; one pencil and watercolour, heightened with gold
14¾ x 11¼ in. (37.5 x 28.5 cm.); 15¼ x 11 in. (38.8 x 28 cm.) (2)
Two costume designs for Ruslan and Liudmila: Farlaf; and Ruslan
both signed in Cyrillic 'A Golovin' (lower right) and inscribed as characters
one pencil and watercolour ; one pencil and watercolour, heightened with gold
14¾ x 11¼ in. (37.5 x 28.5 cm.); 15¼ x 11 in. (38.8 x 28 cm.) (2)
Provenance
Buenos Aires, The Russian Embassy, Ballets de la Opera de Paris, December 2003.
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