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Ukrainian baritone, conductor, and choirmaster (b. 9/21 October 1856 in Chigirin; d. 1923), born '''''Yakov Stepanovich Kalishevsky''''' (Яков Степанович Калишевский).
Russian opera artist (soprano), born '''''Yelena Albertovna Tsabel''''' or '''''Zabel''''' (Елена Альбертовна Цабель); known after her marriage as '''''Yelena Albertovna Samoylova''''' (Елена Альбертовна Самойлова).


After serving as choirmaster in the opera houses at [[Kiev]] and [[Kharkov]], Kalishevsky became master of the chorus of Saint Sofia's Cathedral in [[Kiev]] from 1883 until 1920.
Yelena Samoylova was the daughter of the German-born composer and harp player Albert Zabel (1834–1910), who settled in Russia during the 1850s. She trained in Paris with [[Désirée Artôt]], before making her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 7 November 1891.


==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
6 letters from Tchaikovsky to Yakov Kalishevsky have survived, dating from 1890 and 1891, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
One letter from Tchaikovsky to Yelena Samoylova has survived, dating from 1891, and has been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 4282]]''' – 31 December 1890/12 January 1891, from [[Kamenka]]
* '''[[Letter 4538]]''' – 8/20 November 1891, from [[Moscow]].
* '''[[Letter 4417]]''' – 20 June/2 July 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4422]]''' – 25 June/7 July 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4434]]''' – 7/19 July 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4490]]''' – 1/13 October 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 4503]]''' – 8/20 October 1891, from [[Maydanovo]]


5 letters from Kalishevsky to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1891, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.
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==Bibliography==
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Russian opera artist (soprano), born Yelena Albertovna Tsabel or Zabel (Елена Альбертовна Цабель); known after her marriage as Yelena Albertovna Samoylova (Елена Альбертовна Самойлова).

Yelena Samoylova was the daughter of the German-born composer and harp player Albert Zabel (1834–1910), who settled in Russia during the 1850s. She trained in Paris with Désirée Artôt, before making her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on 7 November 1891.

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

One letter from Tchaikovsky to Yelena Samoylova has survived, dating from 1891, and has been translated into English on this website: