Musicology Annotation << Back Sigismund Neukomm: with Haydn’s Blessing to Russia. To the 200th Death Anniversary of Joseph Haydn Lomtev D.G. This article presents a survey of Sigismund Neukomm’s activity as a conductor of the German theatre in St. Petersburg and Moscow from 1804 to 1808, his relationship to the teacher Joseph Haydn, as well as perception of Neukomm’s music and personality in Russia. Particular attention is focused on Neukomm’s previously unknown melodrama for Friedrich Schiller’s tragedy «The Bride of Messina». Key words: German theatre in Russia, German-Russian musical relations, Sigismund Neukomm, Joseph Haydn. E-mail: degelo@mail.ru