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…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Russia
- Born
- February 29th, 1920
- Died
- December 26th, 2003
- Labels
- Melodiya