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Ivan Samarin (1817–1885) |
Ivan Samarin
Russian dramatic actor, and theatrical teacher (b. 7/19 January 1817 in Saint Petersburg; d. 13/25 November 1885), born Ivan Vasil'evich Samarin (Иван Васильевич Самарин, Ivan Vasil'evič Samarin, Ivan Vasil'yevich Samarin).
Born to a poor family, Samarin made his stage debut in 1832 while still a student at the Moscow Theatrical School. He went on to have a long and distinguished career at the Malyi Theatre in Moscow (1837–1885). He was also professor of drama classes at the Moscow Conservatory, where he directed a student production of Tchaikovsky's opera Evgenii Onegin in 1879,
In 1884 Tchaikovsky wrote an entr'acte entitled A Grateful Greeting, as part of the celebrations for Samarin's 50th year as an artist. After the actor's death this was published under the title Elegy for String Orchestra.
Tchaikovsky's works dedicated to Ivan Samarin
- Elegy for String Orchestra ("A Grateful Greeting"), TH 51 (1884).