Photograph of Leonid Vital'evich Sobinov (1872-1934) in the role of Muri in César Cui's opera [1]; date of photo not given, but Sobinov is known to have been cast in this role in two different Moscow productions dating from 11 November 1901 (New Theater) and 27 March 1902 (Aquarium Theater) (Old Style dating). (Source for production information: Bernandt, G.B. Словарь опер впервые поставленных или изданных в дореволюционной России и в СССР, 1736-1959 [Dictionary of Operas First Performed or Published in Pre-Revolutionary Russia and in the USSR, 1836-1959]. Москва: Советский композитор, 1962, p. 288.)
Printed source of image: Cui, César. Избранные письма [Selected Letters]. Составитель, автор вступительной статьи и примечаний И.Л. Гусин. Ленинград: Гос. муз. изд-во, 1955, p. 296.
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Photograph of Leonid Vital'evich Sobinov (1872-1934) in the role of Muri in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Cui César Cui's] opera ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mandarin%27s_Son]''; date of photo not given, but Sobinov is known to