Memorial plaque to Fyodor Chaliapin unveiled in Kazan

The Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Mayor of the city Ilsur Metshin took part in the ceremony.

The name of Fyodor Chaliapin was immortalized in Kazan. A memorial plaque was installed on the facade of the Lisitsin-Emelin house (10 Pushkin Street), where the opera singer was born. The Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Chief of Staff of the Office of Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Asgat Safarov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Irada Ayupova and others took part in the event.

Speaking to the participants of the ceremony, the Rais of Tatarstan reminded that 150th anniversary of the birth of Fyodor Chaliapin was celebrated that day. On this occasion, educational, musical, scientific and theatrical events are held in Tatarstan, one of them is the unveiling of a memorial plaque.

“We remember and honor the memory of the great singer. The Chaliapin Opera Festival is held annually, one of the streets of the capital bears his name. The monument to Fyodor Chaliapin on Bauman Street has become a symbol of the city,”- R. Minnikhanov noted.

The author of the bronze plaque is the sculptor Timofey Tyurin.

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Unveiling the memorial plaque to Fyodor Chaliapin in Kazan