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| {{picture|file=Aleksandr Dodonov.jpg|caption='''Aleksandr Dodonov''' (1837-1914)<br/>An 1881 portrait by Nikolay Kuznetsov (1850–1929)}}
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| Russian dramatic tenor (b. 12/24 February 1837 in [[Saint Petersburg]]; d. 18 January/1 February 1914 in [[Moscow]]), born '''''Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Dodonov''''' (Александр Михайлович Додонов).
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| After studying under Felice Ronconi and Francesco Lamperti, Dodonov sang with the Italian Opera in [[Milan]] and [[Naples]], then in [[Odessa]] and [[ Kiev]]. From 1869 to 1891 he was a soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]], where he premiered a number of roles in Tchaikovsky's stage works: Frost (in ''[[The Snow Maiden]]''), the Drunken Cossack in ''[[Mazepa]]'' (1884), the School Teacher in ''[[Cherevichki]]'' (1887), and the tenor solo in the [[Cantata for the Opening of the Polytechnic Exhibition]] (1872).
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| Dodonov published his ''Handbook to the Correct Interpretation of Voice and Learning the Art of Singing'' (Руководство к правильной постановке голоса и изучению искусства пения) in 1891, and later became a professor at the [[Moscow]] Philharmonic College of Music and Drama.
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| ==Dedications==
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| In 1875, Tchaikovsky dedicated one of his romances to Aleksandr Dodonov:
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| * ''The Corals'' — No. 2 of the [[Six Romances, Op. 28]].
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| ==External Links==
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| * [[wikipedia:Alexander_Dodonov|Wikipedia]]
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| * {{viaf|3496156075621753980005}}
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| [[Category:People|Dodonov, Aleksandr]]
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| [[Category:Dedicatees|Dodonov, Aleksandr]]
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| [[Category:Singers|Dodonov, Aleksandr]]
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