Last daughter of Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin dies in Rome
16:42, 14 July 2009
MOSCOW. July 14. KAZINFORM Last daughter of the world-famous 20th century Russian bass Fyodor Chaliapin, Marina Chaliapin Freddi, died Tuesday morning in Rome at the age of 98, officials at the Moscow-based Mikhail Glinka Museum of Musical Culture said, Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.
Marina Chaliapin kept close contacts with the museum until virtually the last weeks of her life, PR director Yelena Davydova said.
She recalled that Marina received a group of experts from the Glinka Museum at her home just a month ago. During that meeting, the singer's daughter handed her outstanding father's genuine will to group.
The will is written in French and it used to belong to Marina's mother Maria Petzold, who was Chaliapin's second wife, Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.