Alexander Davydov | |
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Born | Poltava, Russian Empire | March 25, 1872
Died | June 28, 1944 Moscow, USSR | (aged 72)
Occupation(s) | opera singer, memoirist |
Years active | 1890 – 1944 |
Spouse | Sofja 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]