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1 february 1914 moscow , russian empire st petersburg , russian empire 200px 24 february 1837 dodonov kuznetsov 1881.jpg alexander dodonov
 alexander dodonov operatic singer
alexander dodonov

alexander mikhailovich dodonov -lrb- russian : Александр Михайлович Додонов , february 24 , 12 1837 , st petersburg -- february 1 january 19 , 1914 , moscow -rrb- was a russian opera singer .
vocally , he is best described as a lyrical and dramatic tenor .
he was a pupil of felice ronconi , manuel patricio rodríguez garcía -lrb- son -rrb- and francesco lamperti .
he sang for two years at the italian operatic scenes in -lrb- milan and naples -rrb- , then in odessa and kiev .
he was a soloist at the moscow bolshoi theatre from 1869 to 1891 .
he sang the role of the schoolmaster -lrb- Школьный учитель -rrb- at the premiere of peter tchaikovsky 's opera `` cherevichki '' in moscow , at the bolshoi theatre on january 31 january 19 1887 , which was conducted by pyotr tchaikovsky .
