Denys M. Myronenko (1878 - 1917)[1] (1880-1918 according to some sources) was a Ukrainian singer (baritone) and dramatic actor who played characteristic roles in the household repertoire. He is known for his performances at the Mykola Sadovskyi Theatre (since 1910).
Biography.
Denys Myronenko graduated from the Mykola Lysenko Music and Drama School (class of M. Zotova).
He began his artistic career in provincial and amateur troupes. Subsequently, he performed in the troupe of Trokhym Kolesnychenko (since 2008), where critics consistently praised the young singer's talent.
In particular, the prominent composer Kyrylo Stetsenko spoke favourably of young Denys Myronenko in his reviews during his time with T. Kolesnychenko's company. In a review of a performance of M. Arkas's opera Catherine, published in the Rada newspaper on 1 September 1909, he noted that Denys has a voice "of a rather wide range and is capable of nuance. He sings with a clear intonation and with feeling... The stage side of the part is also in a good position: he shows deliberation and knowledge of the stage. In the dramatic rises, D. Mironenko had a good voice and sincere interpretation". And in his review of the plays Limerivna and On Revision, published on 13 September 1909 in the same newspaper, he gave the following summary: "Our celebrities are somehow lacking in talent: D. Myronenko, in our opinion, is a talented, intelligent, and most importantly, hardworking artist, who does not play according to a template, but every time puts a lot of new, well-considered things into his roles."
From 1910 he worked at the Mykola Sadovskyi Theatre. Vasyl Vasylko recalled the following about his work with Sadovsky: "A bright, characterful actor and singer (baritone with a pleasant timbre). He played household roles best of all: Father ("For the First Time" by V. Vasylchenko), old Barylchenko ("Vanity" by I. Karpenko-Kary), cooper Demko ("Chmyr" by M. Kropyvnytskyi), etc. In his singing repertoire, he created interesting images of Bacchus (M. Lysenko's Aeneid), Panas (Pan Sotnyk), Musii of Sotsk (M. Kropyvnytskyi's Raids of Musii of Sotsk), and Sultan (S. Hulak-Artemovskyi's Cossack Beyond the Danube)."
The life of the young artist was tragically cut short during the turbulent years of the Civil War. According to the Dnipro magazine (issue 11-12, 2005), Denys Myronenko "was captured for entertainment, forced to sing, sang Ukrainian songs, did not like something, was taken out into the "free air" and shot dead. It's very simple... The grave is at the Novobaykovo cemetery, on the terrace where the grave of the artist Lina Linitska is located, look from Linitska's grave towards the grave of Mykola Hrinchenko, the tombstone is a granite trunk, a cross on top, and an inscription carved on the pedestal:
"The young man's life was cut short and the song of desire remained unsung... Artist D. M. Myronenko 1917".
Roles
At the Mykola Sadovsky Theatre
Stolnyk (Pebbles by S. Moniuszko, 1910)
Bacchus ("Aeneid" by M. Lysenko, 1911)[6] - the first performer
Government official (Brother to Brother by D. Hrytsynskyi, 1911)
Ibrahim ("Bride of Roksolana" by D. Sichynskyi, 1912)
Father ("On the First Gully" by V. Vasylchenko, 1913)
Grandfather Frost ("Wrong and Truth" by M. Starytskyi, 1913)
Zinka's grandfather ("Forest Flower" by L. Yanovska, 1914)
Korniy Chub ("Christmas Eve" by N. Gogol, 1915)
Bondsman Demko (Chmyr by M. Kropyvnytskyi)
Old Barylchenko ("Vanity" by I. Karpenko-Kary)
Panas (Pan Sotnyk by H. Kozachenko)
Sotskyi Musii (Raids of Sotskyi Musii by M. Kropyvnytskyi)
Sultan (The Cossack Beyond the Danube by S. Hulak-Artemovsky)
The 1st traveller (The Tale of the Old Mill by S. Cherkasenko, 1916)
In the troupe of Trokhym Kolesnychenko
Makar (Vanity by I. Karpenko-Kary)
Artemii Zemlianyka (The Inspector by N. Gogol)
Peasant Babych ("Stolen Happiness" by Ivan Franko)
Acted in plays:
"Home Revolution" by O. Volodarsky
"Limerivna" by P. Mirny
"On the audit" by M. Kropyvnytskyi
"Catherine" by M. Arkas
