Rupin, Ivan Alekseyevich

Rupin [Rúpeen] (Rupini), Ivan Alekseyevich (1792, Kostroma; c. 3–20–1850, P.). Rupin was born a serf on the estate of P. Yushkov, a wealthy landowner and a lover of music. The possessor of an unusually beautiful voice, he sang at first in a church choir and was later sent to M. to study under the Italian teacher, the castrato Pietro Muschietti. After receiving his freedom he went to P. where, after trying unsuccessfully to become a singer at the Imperial Opera, he received instruction in…