She was a Soviet Russian opera singer (soprano). People's Artist of the USSR (1937). Her father Yegor Ye (Georgy) Derzhinsky, was a teacher of mathematics, Nikiforovna mother Mary (nee Cherkunova) from the nobility of the Kiev province. She was a cousin of N. Vilinskaya, and was great master of vocal art, "Golden Sopranos" at the Bolshoi Theater, one of the leading opera singers of his time. She studied at Kiev and St. Petersburg, from 1913-in one thousand nine hundred thirteen - one thousand nine hundred fifteen singing in the Moscow Opera House "The People's House", while improved in Berlin. In 1915 she joined the Bolshoi Theatre , where she worked until 1948. A big role in the development of her musical career has played C. Rachmaninoff, who personally heard the young singer in Kiev and appreciated her outstanding ability. Especially Sergei Vasilievich liked his performance Derzhinskoy romance "Excerpt from A. Musset". A significant influence on the attitudes of creative director had Derzhinskoy K. Stanislavsky and conductor Václav Suk. Under the direction of the last Derzhinskaya sang the most prominent roles in her repertoire - Lisa ("Queen of Spades" by Tchaikovsky), Nastasia ("The Enchantress" by the same author), Fevronia (" Kitezh" by Rimsky-Korsakov), Yaroslavna ("Prince Igor") A. Borodin and many others. In the Bolshoi Opera J. Verdi's Don Carlos, February 10, 1917, Xenia Derzhinskaya (Elizabeth) singing with Feodor Chaliapin (Philip). This production is notable because FIS halyapin appears here not only in its usual role of the singer, soloist, but also as a director. Chaliapin, assigning the role of Philip, chose a Partner of and for the party of Queen Elizabeth his choice fell on one of the young singers of the theater - C.G. Derzhinskuyu. In 1926, Xenia Derzhinskaya Fevroniya she sang on stage in Paris 'Grand Opera', She had a wide range, power and beauty of the voice, great dramatic skill. "The singer belongs to the galaxy of outstanding masters of Soviet opera, whose work found a vivid expression of the realistic traditions of Russian vocal school. Art Derzhinskoy distinguished by great musical culture and high vocal technique". The artistic heritage of the singer is 25 games in 1044 operas, including Wagner's four operas that is the standard of excellence for any Russian singer,. In one thousand nine hundred and 1947- 1951, she was a teacher of vocal class at the Moscow Conservatory (Professor since 1947).