Anatolii Kocherha

Shortly thereafter he was hired by the Kiev Opera. His international career was launched in 1989, when he sang Shaklovity in the Vienna Staatsoper's Khovanshchina, conducted by Claudio Abbado. He performed as Boris Godunov at the 1994 Salzburg Easter and Summer festivals, and he has been particularly associated with the part, singing it in Venice, Turin, Montpellier and with the Vienna Staatsoper in Japan. He also sang Dosifey. Other roles include the Commendatore, Sparafucile, Pistola, Banquo, and the Grand Inquisitor. Non-operatic work includes Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death, Shostakovich's 13th Symphony and Janáček's Glagolitic Mass. He can be seen on video as Shaklovity, Dosifey, Father Varlaam (in a video featuring Matti Salminen as Boris Godunov), and the Commendatore.

Anatolii Kocherha studied at Ukrainian National Academy of Music. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, Medal "In Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kyiv" and Merited Artist of the Ukrainian SSR.

• Name — Anatoli Kotcherga • Native Name — Анатолій Кочерга • Born — 9 July 1942 • Birthplace — Kiev, Ukraine • Occupation — Musician