Mark Reyzen
also Mark Reizen, Mark Osipovich Reyzen, Марк Осипович Рейзен
Birthplace: Zaitsevo, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine)Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303.
Mark Reyzen was born into a Jewish mining family and studied engineering at KharkivWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026). alongside singing at the conservatory thereWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303., debuting with the Kharkiv Opera in 1921 as Pimen in Boris GodunovWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303.. He moved to Leningrad in 1925Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303., singing his first Boris in 1928Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303., and was a principal bass at the Bolshoy in Moscow from 1930Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303. until he retired in 1954Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).. A tall man of commanding stage presenceWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303., he was a celebrated Boris and DosifeyWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026)., and taught at the Gnesin Institute from 1967Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).. His voice was so well preserved that he sang Gremin at the Bolshoy on his ninetieth birthdayWikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303..
Creations
- Boris Godunov — Boris Godunov (Original version, 1869)
Written from
- Wikipedia (2026) Mark Reizen. (Accessed: 27 August 2026).
- Steane, J. B. (1992) 'Reyzen [Reisen], Mark (Osipovich)', in Sadie, S. (ed.) The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. London: Macmillan Reference, vol. 3, p. 1303.