VOLKONSKAYA, Zinanda Alexandrovna, Princess
(1792–1862)> CONTRALTO · POETESS · WRITER · COMPOSER
VOLKONSKAYA, Zinanda Alexandrovna, Princess Russian contralto, poetess, writer and composer. Turin, December 14, 1792; Rome, February 5, 1862. She was the daughter of a diplomat and in her youth wrote verses and songs for amateur concerts. After her marriage to Prince Volkonsky in 1810 she lived in Petersburg and then in Paris. Her salon was a meeting place of numerous poets and musicians. She published collections of poems and other works and composed secular cantatas and romances. Ref…