| Variations of Name | Kapiton Zaporojetz Kononov | Capiton Zaporozhetz |
| Biography | Kononov studied singing with S. Lapinsky. From 1908 to 1911 and from 1914 to 1920s he was a soloist of the S. Zimins Opera House in Moscow, where in 1908 he and made his debut as Marcel in G. Meyerbeers Gli Ugonotti. From 1911 to 1914 he appeared at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre. In 1909 and 1913 he sang in S. Dyagilevs Russian seasons in Paris. In 1911 he made guest appearances in Rome, London and Paris. In 1913 sang in Europe and USA. From 1920s to 1930s he was a member of the Russian Private Opera in Paris. He also performed in Bulgaria (1921), Vienna (1922), Barcelona (1922, 1927), Monte Carlo (1925), Berlin (1928), London and kishinev (1930s). |