«Ідеал справжнього чоловіка»: Соломія Крушельницька і Чезаре Річчоні. До історії взаємин

In the article, on the historical background, based on the analysis of numerous memoirs, memories, scientific and popular science articles, some pages of the personal life of the outstanding opera singer of the beginning of the 20th century are highlighted. Solomiya Krushelnytska, revealed how the personal life of the young woman was closely intertwined with her work; the history of the development of the relationship between the outstanding opera diva and the Italian aristocrat, famous lawyer and public figure Cesare Riccioni is analyzed, their influence on the personality of the singer, the transformation of her views on personal life is characterized; different sides of her multifaceted personality are characterized, the world of her hobbies and some pages of the everyday life of an opera diva are revealed.