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1914–93 Bulgarian bass Christoff made his debut in Italy in La bohème (1946). He was most famous as Boris Godunov in the Rimsky-Korsakov version of the Mussorgsky opera. He made his US debut in San Francisco in 1956 in the same role. His Verdi roles included Philip II in the Giulini-Visconti Don Carlos at Covent Garden in 1958, and as ...

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1914–93, Bulgarian As the leading Boris Godunov of his generation, Christoff benefited from his Russian mother’s insistence that he adopt her country’s culture. A difficult personality meant that controversy followed him throughout his life. Having sung with a church choir and local opera company in Bulgaria, Christoff emigrated to Italy in 1942 to pursue an operatic career. By ...

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for some time, but he returned in 1988. Most recently he has experienced much popularity as one of the Three Tenors. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Boris Christoff | Contemporary | Classical ...

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at La Scala secured his position as an international star, while working with Karajan and Abbado earned him critical recognition. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Boris Christoff | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | La Scala, Milan | High Romantic | Opera Houses & Companies | The Birth of the Metropolitan Opera | Turn ...