Praskovya Chernikova (Russian: Прасковья Петровна Черникова; died 1833), was a Russian stage actress and opera singer (mezzo-soprano).Отечественные певцы. 1750—1917: Словарь / Пружанский А. М. — Изд. 2-е испр. и доп. — М., 2008. She was engaged at the

Karl Knipper Theatre Knipper Theatre, ''Kniper Theatre'' or ''Knieper Theatre'' () was the venue of a German theatrical troupe led by Karl Kniper which performed in Saint Petersburg beginning in 1775,E.S. Khodorkovskaia, "Knippera K. Truppa," ''Muzykal'nyi Peterburg: ...

in St. Petersburg in 1777–1826, during which she was the leading lady and pioneer member of the first public theatre in St. Petersburg.

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