Konstantin Mikhaylov-Stoyan
Tchaikovsky Research
Bulgarian baritone (b. 13/25 March 1853 in Bolshoy Buyalik [now Velykyi Buyalyk], near Ivanovka; d. 31 May/13 June 1914 in Sofia), born Konstantin Ivanovich Stoyan (Константин Иванович Стоян); also known as Konstantin Ivanovich Mikhaylov (Константин Иванович Михайлов) or Konstantin Ivanovich Svetlov-Stoyan (Константин Иванович Светлов-Стоян).
He was an opera artist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and corresponded with Tchaikovsky in 1893.
Correspondence with Tchaikovsky
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Konstantin Mikhaylov-Stoyan has survived, dating from 1893, which has been translated into English on this website:
- Letter 4876 – 28 February/12 March 1893, from Klin.
One letter from Mikhaylov-Stoyan to the composer, dating from 1893, is preserved in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin.
