Which novel was the opera at which Artyom Melikhov has his first appearance based?
Artyom Melikhov Artyom Melikhov is a Russian tenor singer who was born in Saint Petersburg. He graduated from both the Glinka Choral School and Saint Petersburg Conservatory where he was under guidance from Yelizaveta Kudryavtseva till 2006. In 2008 under guidance from Valery Gergiev he played a role of one of the Japanese envoys in "Le Rossignol" opera and during the same year played a soloist role in "Chimes" at the Mariinsky Theatre. In 2009 he had his first appearance with Mariinsky Theatre where he played in an opera called "War and Peace". That year was followed by such 2010 debuts as the "The Mystery of the Apostle Paul" in which he sang in a role of "Nero" at the Mariinsky Theatre and another "War and Peace" performance, this time at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In 2011 he became the Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers soloist and the same year performed the role of "Ovlur" in an opera called "Prince Igor" following by his appearance in "Dead Souls" and "Ariadne auf Naxos". In May 2013 he was "Rienzi" performer at the Saratov Opera under Alexei Stepanyuk's baton and the same year sang at the Carmina Burana opera after which he went on a tour to Naples where he performed at the Teatro di San Carlo.
The Lodger (opera) The Lodger is an opera in two acts composed by Phyllis Tate. The libretto is by David Franklin, after the 1913 novel of the same name by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes. The opera was commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music, with a grant from the William Manson Fund, and the premiere took place there on 16 July 1960.