Maria Olenina-d'Alheim

Summary

Maria Alexeyevna Olenina-d'Alheim was a Russian mezzo-soprano and the first Russian chamber music singer. She was one of the foremost interpreters of Russian art song in the early twentieth century. She is best known for championing the vocal works of Modest Mussorgsky, whose music she introduced to Western audiences through extensive concert tours in France and Britain in the 1920s. She also premiered several of Nikolai Medtner's compositions.