ˈɛmpɹɛs kˈæθɹɪn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː pˈeɪd hˌɪm θɹˈiː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈuːbəlz fɔːɹ hɪz jˈɪɹz ʌv sˈɜːvɪs ɪn pɹɪzˈɛntɪŋ ðə hˈaɪɪst stˈændɚd ʌv ˈɑːpɚɹə pɚfˈoːɹməns ɹˈʌʃə hæd ˈɛvɚ sˈiːn.
Empress Catherine II paid him 3,000 rubles for his years of service in presenting the highest standard of opera performance Russia had ever seen.