Elena Stepanova , the aria of Princess Swan from “The Tale of Tsar Saltan“ (Rimsky-Korsakov) 1937

Thanks to “ musique0308 “ for this recording. Elena Andreyevna Stepanova (1891-1978) , the outstanding Russian soprano, the People’s Artist of the USSR, the star of the Bolshoi theater (1912-1924, 1927-1944). Was very successful as Gilda, Violetta, Rosina, the Snowmaid, Volkhova, Shemakhan Tsarina (from the Golden Cockerel). On stage she worked with Sobinov, Chaliapin, Nezhdanova, Lemeshev.