Ivan Ivanovich Petrov
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Iwan Iwanowitsch Petrow ( Russian Иван Иванович Петров ), born Hans Krause (born February 29, 1920 in Irkutsk , † December 26, 2003 in Moscow ) was a Russian opera singer ( bass ) of German descent.
Life
He studied in Moscow and made his debut there in 1943. Until his voluntarily chosen end of career in 1970, he was considered the most important bass in his country next to or after Mark Ossipowitsch Reisen . His interpretations of the characters Iwan Sussanin ( A Life for the Tsar , 1960, conductor Boris Emmanuilowitsch Chaikin ) and Boris Godunow ( Boris Godunow , 1962, conductor Alexander Melik-Paschajew ) are considered to be technically and psychologically exemplary . In 1959, Petrov was promoted to People's Artist of the USSR .
Recordings
Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimsky-Korsakow : The legend of the invisible city of Kitesch and of the virgin Fewronija , Great Hall 2007
literature
- Horst Seeger , Opernlexikon , 4th edition 1989, Henschelverlag Art and Society Berlin, GDR.
Web links
- Ivan Ivanovich Petrow at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Song Lexicon
- Photo and career overview
- biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Petrov, Ivan Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krause, Hans; Петров, Иван Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian opera singer (bass) of German descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 29, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Irkutsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2003 |
| Place of death | Moscow |