Alexander Pirogov
Opera Singer, Film actor
1899 – 1964
Who was Alexander Pirogov?
Alexander Stepanovich Pirogov was a Russian bass opera singer.
Pirogov was born in the village of Novosyolki, one of five sons of a musical father. Four of the five brothers became singers, most notably Grigory, also a bass.
From 1924 through 1954, he was one of the main bass soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre along with Mark Reizen, and Maxim Mikhailov. He recorded under Samuil Samosud, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Aleksandr Gauk, Nikolai Golovanov, and Vassili Nebolsin.
In 1955, he played Boris Godunov in a film version, winning a medal in Italy. In 1954 he made his only performance outside the Soviet Union singing the role of Boris Godunov in Finnish National Opera in Helsinki.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1899
Ryazan Oblast - Also known as
- Alexander Stepanovich Pirogov
- Alexandr Pirogov
- Siblings
- Nationality
- Russia
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 26, 1964
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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