page_title: Xenia Belmas
hierarchical_section_title: Xenia Belmas
caption_attribution_description: English: Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor with Xenia Belmas
context_page_description: Xenia Alexandrovna Belmas was a Russian soprano, born in Tschernigow. She was married to conductor Alexander Kitschin. Once the doyenne of the Paris Opera Company, she was also a recording star with more than 80 records to her credit.
context_section_description: Xenia Alexandrovna Belmas (Russian: Ксения Александровна Бельмас; c. 23 January 1890 – 2 February 1981) was a Russian soprano, born in Tschernigow (Ukraine). She was married to conductor Alexander Kitschin. Once the doyenne of the  Paris Opera Company, she was also a recording star with more than 80 records to her credit.
caption: Photo taken during the recording of the Sextet from "Lucia di Lammermoor" on 10 October 1963: Alphonso Lee; Xenia Belmas; Rose Barnett; George van Wyngaard; Walter Heinen & Louis Kearney
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