Ivan Petrov
Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (29 February 192026 December 2003) was a Soviet and Russian bass opera singer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959). Born Ivan Krauze (Краузе), the family took the name Petrov in 1936 after moving from Siberia to Moscow due to the suspicions of anyone with a German surname.
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Ivan Petrov
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- Born
- 29 February 1920
- Birthplace
- Irkutsk
- Died
- 26 December 2003
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Nationality
- Russia · Soviet Union
- Occupation
- actor · opera singer · music educator · musician · bass singer
- Honours
- Stalin Prize · Order of Lenin · People's Artist of the USSR · Order of Friendship of Peoples · Medal Veteran of Labour · Medal For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945
- Languages
- Russian
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Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (29 February 192026 December 2003) was a Soviet and Russian bass opera singer. People's Artist of the USSR (1959). Born Ivan Krauze (Краузе), the family took the name Petrov in 1936 after moving from Siberia to Moscow due to the suspicions of anyone with a German surname.
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He entered the Bolshoi Theatre in 1942 after three years with the Moscow Philharmonic spent traveling giving concerts for the troops. He continued singing until 1970 when diabetes began to affect his voice, then concentrated on teaching. His repertoire included both Russian and Western works, which in Russia were also usually sung in Russian. He recorded for the conductors Kiril Kondrashin, Mark Ermler, Boris Khaykin, Mikhail Zhukov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Samuil Samosud, Nikolai Golovanov and Vassili Nebolsin.
Théâtre du Capitole. Le 18 Décembre 1963. Vue de Yvan Pétrof dans la salle du théâtre du Capitole.
André Cros · This photograph is part of the Fonds André Cros, preserved by the city archives of Toulouse and released under CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the deliberation n°27.3 of June 23rd, 2017 of the Town Council o
Théâtre du Capitole. Le 18 Décembre 1963. Vue de la représentation de Boris Godounov avec Yvan Pétrof au théâtre du Capitole.
André Cros · This photograph is part of the Fonds André Cros, preserved by the city archives of Toulouse and released under CC BY-SA 4.0 license by the deliberation n°27.3 of June 23rd, 2017 of the Town Council o
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• Born — 29 February 1920 • Birthplace — Irkutsk • Died — 26 December 2003 • Place of death — Moscow • Genre — opera • Instrument — bass voice
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