The Actress
22 hrs. 53 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Maria Krestovskaya
Author
Maria Krestovskaya
Narrator
Nona Troyanovskaya
Narrator
Nona Troyanovskaya
Description
Once, Olyonka Leontyeva was a modest gymnasium student in a strict wool dress; now she is a famous actress, to whom the Moscow public claps enthusiastically. Leontyeva’s talent is envied by other performers, and tickets for her shows are simply impossible to find. Olyonka’s entire life is selfless devotion to Melpomene.
Rejecting the attentions of numerous admirers, she rashly falls in love with a man utterly removed from the world of art—a Petersburg official who isn’t accustomed to showing his feelings.
And no matter how hard Olyonka tries to combine love and theater, she will have to make a choice. A bitter choice that will break more than one heart.
As you read Maria Krestovskaya’s “The Actress,” it feels as though you’re peeking from behind the curtains at the delightful performance of a popular actress of the 19th century. But her performance is truer than life itself—so honest and moving does this book seem. Only a woman who has experienced love as powerful could tell so well about her heroine, her feelings, and her agonizing decisions.
Rejecting the attentions of numerous admirers, she rashly falls in love with a man utterly removed from the world of art—a Petersburg official who isn’t accustomed to showing his feelings.
And no matter how hard Olyonka tries to combine love and theater, she will have to make a choice. A bitter choice that will break more than one heart.
As you read Maria Krestovskaya’s “The Actress,” it feels as though you’re peeking from behind the curtains at the delightful performance of a popular actress of the 19th century. But her performance is truer than life itself—so honest and moving does this book seem. Only a woman who has experienced love as powerful could tell so well about her heroine, her feelings, and her agonizing decisions.
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