Alexander Davydov (singer)

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Moiseyevich and the family name is Levenson.
Alexander Davydov
Born(1872-03-25)March 25, 1872
Poltava, Russian Empire
DiedJune 28, 1944(1944-06-28) (aged 72)
Moscow, USSR
Occupation(s)opera singer, memoirist
Years active1890 – 1944
SpouseSofja Osipovna Davydova (1874-1958)

Alexander Mikhaylovich Davydov (Russian: Александр Михайлович Давыдов), real name Israil Moiseyevich Levenson (Russian: Израиль Моисеевич Левенсон; March 25, 1872 – June 28, 1944), was a Russian and Soviet opera and operetta singer, later a theatre director, pedagogue and memoirist. In 1924 he was designated a Meritorious Artist of the Republic.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Alexander Mikhaylovich Davydov". www.belcanto.ru. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ Stolyarova, Irina. "Alexander Mikhaylovich Davydov". The Russian State Museum of Urban Sculpture. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2012-03-01.