Pavel Mochalov

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Pavel Mochalov among his admirers by Nikolai Nevrev.

Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov (Russian: Павел Степанович Мочалов; 1800–1848) was thought to be the greatest tragedian of Russian Romanticism, much admired by Alexander Herzen, Mikhail Lermontov and other contemporaries.[1] During his prolonged career at the Malyi Theatre of Moscow, Mochalov gave inspired although uneven performances in melodrama and neoclassical tragedy, as well as Shakespearean works.[2][3] He excelled in plays by Friedrich Schiller, in the title role of Don Carlos, as both Karl Moor and Franz Moor in The Robbers, and as Mortimer in Maria Stuart; and in title roles in Shakespeare's plays as Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Richard III.[2][4] His acting had a Byronic flavour and relied heavily upon inspiration. Sometimes styled the "Russian Kean",[2] Mochalov was frequently compared with his St Petersburg rival, Vasily Karatygin, whose acting was more poised and calculated.

References

  1. Laskina, M. N. (2000). P.S. Mochalov : letopisʹ zhizni i tvorchestva. Moskva: I︠A︡zyki russkoĭ kulʹtury. ISBN 5-7859-0178-1. OCLC 45883740.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Banham, Martin (Ed.) (2000). "Mochalov, Pavel (Stepanovich)", in The Cambridge Guide to Theatre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. First published 1995; reprinted with corrections. ISBN 0521434378. p. 755.
  3. "Музей, мемориальный и природный заповедник Щелыково: Мочалов Павел Степанович. К 215-летию со дня рождения". museumschelykovo.ru. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. "МОЧАЛОВ, ПАВЕЛ СТЕПАНОВИЧ | Энциклопедия Кругосвет". www.krugosvet.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2022-07-24.

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