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Semen Hulak-Artemovsʹkyĭ

Semen Stepanovych Hulak-Artemovsky (Ukrainian: Семен Степанович Гулак-Артемовський, also referred to as Semyon Gulak-Artemovsky and Artemovs’kyj) (February 16 [O.S. February 4] 1813 – April 17 [O.S. April 5] 1873), was an opera composer, baritone, actor, dramatist and pioneer of Ukrainian theatre who worked in Imperial Russia.

He is known mainly for his comic opera Zaporozhets za Dunayem (A Zaporozhian (Cossack) Beyond the Danube), as well as for his dramatic talent and his powerful, rich baritone voice. He was the nephew of the poet Petro Hulak-Artemovsky and a close friend of Taras Shevchenko.

Birth and Death Data: Born Horodyshche (city in Cherkasy oblast, Ukraine), Died April 17, 1873 (Moscow (capital and most populous city of Russia) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1907 - 1936

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-01143 10-in. 9/2/1936 Do not let the young men in the garden Stephanie Korolishin-Cymbalist Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Gramophone 6212L 10-in. 1907 Ty hulajesz Filomena Lopatyńska ; Leon Lopatyński Female-male vocal duet composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Hulak-Artemovsʹkyĭ, Semen," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105607.

Hulak-Artemovsʹkyĭ, Semen. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105607.

"Hulak-Artemovsʹkyĭ, Semen." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105607

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