“ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi, ɹˌiːˈaɪzən wɛnt ˌɔn ɐ tˈʊɹ ʌvðə mˈɑːskoʊ bˈɑːlʃɔɪ θˈiəɾɚ, sˈæŋ mˌɛfɪstˈɑːfəlˌiːz fˈɔːst ænd wʌz ɪmˈiːdɪətli nˈoʊɾɪst baɪ stˈɑːlɪn, hˌuː wʌzɐ mjˈuːzɪk ænd ˈɑːpɚɹə lˈʌvɚ.
“In 1930, Reizen went on a tour of the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre, sang Mephistopheles (Faust) and was immediately noticed by Stalin, who was a music and opera lover.