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Jan Palice (Ivan Palitsyn)
Іван Палицин (Ян Паліце) · Jan Palice (Ivan Palicyn) · 1865–1931
Essence
The conductor of Czech origin Jan Palice, known as Ivan Osipovych Palytsyn (1865–1931), studied at the Kyiv Music School with the violinist Otakar Ševčík. In 1901–1906 he was chief conductor of the newly built Kyiv Opera House, where in 1903 he staged Lysenko's opera Christmas Eve. In 1917–1923 he again conducted opera and symphony concerts in Kyiv and taught at the conservatory, and in 1923–1924 he led the Kharkiv Opera. Both sources give his Czech origin without archival confirmation.
Timeline
- 17.11.1865Born in Vlíněves (now Mělník District, Czechia) as Jan Palice. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 1890Co-founder of the opera theatre in Saratov. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 1901–1906Moved to Kyiv, taught an opera class at the music school and was chief conductor of the newly built Kyiv Opera House. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 1903Staged Mykola Lysenko's opera Christmas Eve in Kyiv. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 1917–1923Again conductor of opera and symphony concerts in Kyiv and a teacher at the conservatory. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 1923–1924Chief conductor of the Kharkiv Opera House. [PAL01; PAL02]
- 3.6.1931Died in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg). [PAL01; PAL02]
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Significance
Ivan Osipovych Palytsyn (born Jan Palice, 1865–1931) was a conductor and teacher of Czech origin who worked in pre-revolutionary and early Soviet Kyiv and Kharkiv; his best-known Kyiv episode is the 1903 staging of Lysenko's Christmas Eve in the newly built opera house. [PAL01; PAL02]
Life
Palice was born on 17 November 1865 in Vlíněves in Bohemia, died on 3 June 1931 in Sverdlovsk and is buried in the Shirokorechenskoye cemetery in Yekaterinburg. [PAL01; PAL02] He graduated from the Kyiv Music School, where he studied violin with Otakar Ševčík. [PAL01; PAL02; PAL03] In 1890 he co-founded the opera theatre in Saratov; from 1906 he conducted at the Zimin Opera in Moscow and also worked in St Petersburg, Odesa, Kazan and Tbilisi. [PAL01; PAL02] From 1924 he worked at the Sverdlovsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, and in 1925 he received the titles Honoured Artist of the RSFSR and Hero of Labour. [PAL01; PAL02]
Ukrainian connection
The Ukrainian part of his biography is Kyiv and Kharkiv. In 1901 Palytsyn moved to Kyiv, taught an opera class at the music school and in 1901–1906 was chief conductor of the new Kyiv Opera House, where in 1903 he staged Mykola Lysenko's opera Christmas Eve. [PAL01; PAL02] After 1917 he returned to Kyiv: in 1917–1923 he conducted opera and symphony concerts and taught at the conservatory; in 1923–1924 he was chief conductor of the Kharkiv Opera House. [PAL01; PAL02] For his teacher Ševčík, who worked in Kyiv for many years, see dossier N0040.
Discrepancies in sources
Origin: both sources call him a Czech (original surname Palice) but neither gives a parish register or other archival confirmation; the data share a common basis in reference works (Mytsi Ukrainy, the Ukrainian Music Encyclopedia). [PAL01; PAL02]
Chronology: the article says he graduated from the Kyiv Music School but gives no year and dates the move to Kyiv to 1901, so the years of study and the first years after graduation remain unknown. The surname is spelled differently in the sources (Palytsyn, Palitsyn, Palicyn, Palice). [PAL01; PAL02; PAL03] The original reference works were not checked; no portrait with an open licence was found.
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Sources
- PAL01 Website “Musical World of Ukraine” (musical-world.com.ua), biography “Palytsyn Ivan Osipovych”: real name Jan Palice, born 17 November 1865 in Vlíněves, study at the Kyiv Music School, posts in Kyiv (1901–1906, 1917–1923), Kharkiv and Sverdlovsk, titles of 1925. musical-world.com.ua
- PAL02 Ukrainian Wikipedia, article “Палицин Іван Осипович”: the same main data and posts; the list of sources includes Mytsi Ukrainy (1992) and the Ukrainian Music Encyclopedia, vol. 5 (2018). uk.wikipedia.org
- PAL03 Ukrainian Wikipedia, article “Отакар Шевчик”: Ivan Palytsyn is named among Ševčík's pupils. uk.wikipedia.org
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17.11.1865
Born in Vlíněves (now Mělník District, Czechia) as Jan Palice.
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1890
Co-founder of the opera theatre in Saratov.
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1901–1906
Moved to Kyiv, taught an opera class at the music school and was chief conductor of the newly built Kyiv Opera House.
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1903
Staged Mykola Lysenko's opera Christmas Eve in Kyiv.
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1917–1923
Again conductor of opera and symphony concerts in Kyiv and a teacher at the conservatory.
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1923–1924
Chief conductor of the Kharkiv Opera House.
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3.6.1931
Died in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg).
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