The Man of the Theater from the Environment of P.I. Tchaikovsky: K.N. De‐Lazari

This paper is dedicated to a creative personality from P.I. Tchaikovsky’s friendly circle, Konstantin Nikolaevich De-Lazari (stage name Konstantinov). Throughout the composer’s life, this artist of almost all theatrical genres (from drama and opera to vaudeville and operetta) maintained friendly relations with Pyotr Ilyich himself, then with his brothers and father. Serving alternately in the troupes of the opera (Bolshoi Theater, Moscow) and drama theaters (Alexandrinsky Theater, St. Petersburg), he did not lose touch with either the musical or dramatic environment and was considered “his own man” behind the scenes of the theaters of both capitals. He was a friend of Pyotr Ilyich’s friends: N.G. Rubinstein, G.A. Laroche; patronized talented actresses who played prominent roles in the destinies of M.I. Tchaikovsky (M.G. Savina) and A.I. Tchaikovsky (A.Ya. Glama-Meshcherskaya). K.N. De-Lazari left several memoir texts; their exact number and significance for the biography of P.I. Tchaikovsky has not yet received a scientific assessment. These texts and their interpretation will help to expand our understanding of the composer’s circle of friends and the synthetism of perception of musical and dramatic theater, characteristic of P.I. Tchaikovsky, his natural artistry, in a broad sense.