My guide to pronouncing the names of Chekhov's characters and getting the stress right has proved to be one of my most popular blog postings ever. I hope actors and directors everywhere in the English language world and beyond will continue to find it useful as a reference point.
I've been asked to supplement the names from Chekhov's four great works with the cast list of his early four act play Ivanov, which is not performed as often as the others. So here goes, and if anyone spots a mistake, don't hesitate to tell me.
Ivanov, Nikolai Alekseyevich
Anna Petrovna
Shabelsky, Matvei Semyonovich
Lebedev, Pavel Kirillich
Zinaida (four syllables not three) Savishna
Sasha
Lvov, Yevgeny Konstantinovich
Babakina, Marfa Yegorovna
Kosykh, Dmitri Nikitich
Borkin, Mikhail Mikhailovich
Avdotya Nazarovna
Yegorushka
Pyotr
Gavrila
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