Person

Ivan Ivanovich Petrov

Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (Russian: Иван Иванович Петров; 29 February 1920 in Irkutsk ― 26 December 2003 in Moscow) 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. He entered the Bolshoi Theatre in 1942 after three…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Russia
Born
February 29th, 1920
Died
December 26th, 2003
Labels
Melodiya
Philips
Le Chant du Monde
Last updated: August 1st, 2023