Alexander Pirogov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Pirogov
Russian opera singer
Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1899
Place of Birth: Ryazan, Ryazan Oblast, Russia
Date of Death: 26-Jun-1964
Profession: singer, opera singer
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Alexander Pirogov
- Alexander Stepanovich Pirogov (Russian: ??????´??? ?????´????? ??????´?; 1899–1964), was a Russian bass opera singer.Pirogov was born in Ryazan, 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 performances outside the Soviet Union singing the role of Boris Godunov in Finnish National Opera in Helsinki on January 28 and 30 and February 2.
- He also visited Helsinki in 1956 with performances on October 21 and 24.
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