Petrov, Ivan Ivanovich (singer)

He was born on February 29 (according to other sources - February 23 ^[2] ) in 1920 in Irkutsk , in the family of a Russified German.

In 1930, the Krause family moved to Moscow. During these years, sports took first place in Ivan's life.

In 1938-1941 he studied at the Moscow Theater and Music College named after A.K. Glazunov (entered GITIS in 1951 ^[3] ) in the singing class of A.K. Mineev , simultaneously performed in concerts of the Moscow Philharmonic and performances of the State Opera Ensemble of the USSR under the leadership of I. S. Kozlovsky .

From November 1942 to April 1943, as part of the front-line brigade, he gave concerts on the Bryansk and Volkhov fronts.

He made his debut at the Bolshoi Theater in 1943 and sang there until 1970 . During his work at the Bolshoi Theater he performed over twenty parts.

Possessed a bright acting skill and a strong voice of a beautiful, velvet timbre.

The chamber repertoire included more than two hundred works - romances and songs by Russian composers, folk songs, works by Soviet composers, as well as romances and songs by European and American composers. He often performed, soloed in cantatas, oratorios, symphonies.

He performed solo concerts in the USSR and abroad (France, Great Britain, Yugoslavia, Finland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Romania, Italy, USA, Spain, etc.). In 1954, he became the first Russian singer after F. I. Chaliapin to sing at the Grand Opera in Paris and was awarded the title of Honorary Member of the Theater.

He also showed himself as a drama artist, starring in the role of Zeb Stump in the film Headless Horseman , as well as in opera films.

He taught vocals. In recent years, he has worked as a vocal consultant at the Bolshoi Theater Opera Company.

He participated in music competitions as chairman, deputy chairman, jury member both in Russia and abroad.

I recorded about 90 phonograph records.

He wrote an autobiographical book, “A Quarter of a Century in the Big. Life, Creativity, Reflections ”(1997). Author of numerous articles and essays related to musical culture.

He died on December 26, 2003 (according to other sources - December 27 ^[4] ) in Moscow. He was buried at Kuntsevsky cemetery .

Family

• First wife - Lyudmila Petrovna Petrova (1923-1979)
• The second wife - Danilina Elizaveta Fedorovna (born 1923)
• Daughters - Lukina Elena Ivanovna (born 1950), Peregontseva Galina Ivanovna (born 1950)
• Grandchildren - Lyudmila and Andrey.

• International Vocal Competition of the 1st World Festival of Youth and Students in Prague (first place and honorary award - Crystal Cup) (1947)
• International vocal competition of the 2nd World Festival of Youth and Students in Budapest (first place and honorary silver cup) (1949)
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1951 )
• People's Artist of the RSFSR ( 1955 ) ^[5]
• People's Artist of the USSR ( 1959 )
• The Stalin Prize of the second degree ( 1950 ) - for the performance of the part of Kochubey in the opera performance "Mazepa" by P. I. Tchaikovsky
• The Stalin Prize of the first degree ( 1951 ) - for the performance of Dosifey's part in the opera performance "Khovanshchina" by M. P. Musorgsky
• Order of Lenin ( 1967 )
• Order of Friendship of Peoples ( 1976 )
• Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
• Medal “For Valiant Labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin "
• Veteran of Labor Medal
• Medal “In memory of the 800th anniversary of Moscow”
• Medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow”
• Honorary Member of the International Union of Musical Figures (1995)
• Honorary Member of the Paris Grand Opera Theater.

Parties

• " Ivan Susanin " M.I. Glinka - Ivan Susanin
• " Ruslan and Lyudmila " M. I. Glinka - Ruslan
• " Prince Igor " by A.P. Borodin - Konchak , Prince Igor
• Boris Godunov by M.P. Mussorgsky - Boris Godunov
• " Mazepa " by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Kochubey (1949)
• Khovanshchina by M. P. Mussorgsky - Dosipheus (1949)
• " The Tale of Tsar Saltan " by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov - Saltan
• " Eugene Onegin " by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Gremin
• “ Faust ” S. Gounod - Mephistopheles
• The Barber of Seville by J. Rossini - Don Basilio
• “ Frost ” by M. I. Krasev - Morozko (first performer, 1950)
• " Decembrists " by Yu. A. Shaporin - Bestuzhev (first performer, 1953)
• “ Enemy Strength ” by A. N. Serov - Eremka
• " Lakme " L. Delibes - Nilacantha (1949)
• " Iolanta " by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Rene
• " Longing " by J. Puccini - Angelotti
• " Demon " by A. G. Rubinstein - The Old Servant
• The Queen of Spades by P. I. Tchaikovsky - Surin
• “On Fire” by D. B. Kabalevsky - German Officer
• Rigoletto by J. Verdi - Monterone
• Aida J. Verdi - King

Filmography

• 1958 - Eugene Onegin (opera film) - Prince Gremin
• 1963 - October (film production) - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• 1969 - Poltava (film production) - Kochubey
• 1973 - Headless Horseman - Zeb Stump

Vocals

• 1963 - Iolanta (musical film) - Rene (the role of F. M. Nikitin )

• O. Chernikov . The piano and the voices of the great. Series: Music Library. Publisher: Phoenix, 2011, Hardcover, 224 pp. ISBN 978-5-222-17864-5
• O. Chernikov . Offering to the maestro. Magazine “Music and Time” No. 11/2002.

• Ivan Petrov on belcanto.ru