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Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov

Russian actor
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Nov. 3 [Nov. 15, New Style], 1800, Moscow, Russia
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March 16 [March 28], 1848, Moscow (aged 47)
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Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov (born Nov. 3 [Nov. 15, New Style], 1800, Moscow, Russia—died March 16 [March 28], 1848, Moscow) was a Russian tragic actor with a Byronic flair who relied principally upon inspiration and intuition to lend force to his performances. The son of Stepan Fedorovich Mochalov, a prominent actor, he made his debut in 1817 to immediate acclaim. Although he essayed a few comic roles, such as Almaviva in Pierre Beaumarchais’ Barber of Seville, his forte was distinctly that of the tragedian. Mochalov was especially successful playing the heroes of Friedrich Schiller’s Don Carlos, The Robbers, Cabal and Love, ...(100 of 236 words)

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