numerous affairs focused the attention of Lemeshev's fans on his personal life. His fourth wife was the famous soprano Irina Maslennikova, who gave birth to Lemeshev's daughter Maria. Ultimately, he found his life partner in singer Vera Kudryavtseva. Their marriage lasted for over 20 years, until Lemeshev's death in 1977. Legacy He authored the book "The Way to Art", published in 1968. Asteroid number 4561 received the name Lemeshev in 1978, a year after Sergei Lemeshev's death. Recordings Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin, cond. Georgy Doniyakh, Leningrad, Maly Theatre (CD) Label: Aquarius (1954 Live recording) Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin, cond. Boris Khaikin, Bolshoi Theatre (CD) Label: Opera D'oro (1956 studio recording, remastered), 1999 Rimsky-Korsakov - May Night, cond. Vasili Nebolsin, Bolshoi Theatre (3 LP Monarch MWL 338-340), about 1948. Scenes and Arias from Operas - Sergei Lemeshev (CD) Label: Yedang Entertainment, 2002 Lebendige Vergangenheit: Sergei Lemeshev, Preiser Records Audio CD (July 4, 1998) A large number of CD's (42 so far) including 'live' concerts have been published by Aquarius, http://aquarius-classic.ru/albums?tid=6&ver=eng more information Bibliography Vasiliev, Viktor Dmitrievich: Doroga k Lemeshevu, Tver', 2002, External links Sergei Lemeshev at the Allmusic.com Lemeshev sings Tchaikovsky's songs (free Mp3 downloads) Operatic arias & folk songs (free Mp3 downloads) Biography (in Russian) Peoples.ru Grandi Tenori Voice of Russia: The Rivals Biography of Sergei Lemeshev History of the Tenor / Sergei Lemeshev / Sound Clips and Narration YouTube: SERGEI LEMESHEV - "Questa o Quella & La Donna e Mobile" from Rigoletto (in Russian) YouTube: Sergei Lemeshev - "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore (in Italian) YouTube: Sergei Lemeshev - Pearlfishers/Nadir's romance (1938) YouTube: Sergei Lemeshev - "На заре ты ее не буди/Don't wake her at dawn" (Russian romance) YouTube: Sergei Lemeshev - "Тройка/Troika" (Russian folk song) YouTube: "The Musical Story" (1941) 1902 births 1977 deaths 20th-century Russian male opera singers People from Kalininsky District, Tver Oblast People from Tver Governorate People from Tverskoy Uyezd Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory Moscow Conservatory alumni Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Stalin Prize winners Recipients of the Order of Lenin Russian music educators Russian opera directors Russian operatic tenors Soviet male opera singers Soviet music educators Soviet opera directors Soviet tenors Burials at Novodevichy Cemetery