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Boris Christoff (Bulgarian: Борис Христов) (May 18, 1914, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – June 28, 1993, Rome, Italy) was a Bulgarian opera singer, one of the greatest basses of the 20th century. Owing to his matchless stage presence and strong dramatic temperament, he emerged as a worthy heir to the grand tradition of Slavonic basses. He sang mostly Verdi and the Russian repertoire, although he also proved to be a refined performer of vocal chamber music. Boris Christoff set modern-day standards in most roles that he sang in the opera house. He also had an enormous discography - studio recordings of eight operas (Don Carlo and Boris Godunov twice each) and numerous live recordings (radio or stage performances). He was much admired as song singer and he recorded more 200 Russian songs by Mussorgsky (all his 63 songs - no one did this before), Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Glinka, Borodin, Cui, Balakirev as well as traditional songs. Most of these songs are with piano accompaniment and are among the best of all his recordings. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Boris Godunov (2002 Digital Remaster), Scene Two: Proshcháy, moy syn, umiráyu! (Boris)
1622Don Giovanni: Madamina! Il catalogo e questo
953Mnogaya Leta
934Zhertva Vechernyaya (Evening Sacrifice)
735Tebe poem
726Norma: Ite Sul Colle
667Blazhen mouzh
648Tebe Poem (We Hymn Thee, We Bless Thee)
649Mnogaya Leta (Grant, Oh Lord, Many Years)
6210Veliko Slavoslovenie (The Great Glorification)
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Russian Opera Arias and Songs

Bulgarian And Russian Orthodox Chants

Icon: Boris Christoff
100 Best Opera Classics

Boris Christoff

Bulgarian And Russian Ortodox Chants
Borodin: Prince Igor

Songs by Russian Composers

The Very Best Of Boris Christoff
Russian Songs
Boris Godunov
Lebendige Vergangenheit - Boris Christoff (Vol.2)