voc, b, 1914-1993 BG, Plovdiv
Singer / Musician of Classical
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian: Борис Христов) (May 18, 1914, Plovdiv, Bulgaria – June 28, 1993, Rome, Italy) was a Bulgarian basso opera singer. As a young man Boris commenced to study law. Music being his chief hobby, he spent much of his leisure as a member of an amateur male voice choir. His fine voice attracted the attention of a patron of the Arts who sent him to Italy in 1942, were he studied in Rome under the famous baritone Riccardo Stracchiari. Later he went to Salzburg to study the German repertoire and at the end of the war he found himself in a displaced persons' camp. He was successful in returning to Italy and in 1946 he made his first public appearance there as a concert singer. In the autumn of the same year, the chance hearing of a broadcast led to the offer of a contract to record exclusively for "His Master's Voice". Professional operatic engagements soon followed, and by the time he was 30 years of age he had an International reputation as a worthy successor to the great Fedor Chaliapine (see Feodor Chaliapin), whom he resembles closely both in the superb quality of his voice and in the vividness of his characterisation of the rôles he takes. He is now one of the principal singers at La Scala, Milan, the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, and the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. He also sung at the Edinburgh and other International Music Festivals.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Hommage à Boris Christoff | Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Verdi, Hilde Zadek, Margarete Klose, Helge Roswaenge, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Johannes Brahms, Rosanna Carteri, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI, Coro di Roma della RAI, Bruno Walter | 2017 | Album |
Parsifal | Richard Wagner, Maria Callas, Rolando Panerai, Africo Baldelli, Boris Christoff, Dimitri Lopatto, Vittorio Gui | 2017 | Album |
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (1961, Covent Garden) | Boris Christoff | 2015 | Album |
Charles Gounod | Charles Gounod, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris, André Cluytens, Choeur National De L'Opéra De Paris, Boris Christoff, Victoria De Los Angeles | 2015 | Album |
Ambassador of Bulgarian songs | Boris Christoff | 2014 | Album |
Requiem Mass | Giuseppe Verdi, Tullio Serafin, Shakeh Vartenissian, Fiorenza Cossotto, Eugenio Fernandi, Boris Christoff | 2013 | Album |
Prima Voce | Boris Christoff | 2010 | Album |
Boris Christoff | Boris Christoff | 2007 | Single |
Boris Christoff | Boris Christoff | 2007 | Compil. |
Don Carlo | Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Verdi | 2005 | Single |
The Great Russian Bass Roles | Boris Christoff | 2005 | Album |
La Forza Del Destino | Giuseppe Verdi, Franco Corelli, Renata Tebaldi, Ettore Bastianini, Boris Christoff, Renato Capecchi, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli | 2003 | Album |
The Early Recordings 1949-1952 | Boris Christoff | 2002 | Album |
Great Voices Of The Opera II | Michael Bohnen, Boris Christoff | 2000 | Compil. |
L'Incoronazione Di Poppea | Claudio Monteverdi - Claudia Parada, Mirto Picchi, Boris Christoff | 2000 | Album |
Verdi: Don Carlo | Giuseppe Verdi, Antonietta Stella, Boris Christoff, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ettore Bastianini, Carlo Bergonzi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Renata Scotto | 2000 | Album |
I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi, Maria Callas, Giorgio Bardi Kokolios, Enzo Mascherini, Boris Christoff | 1999 | Album |
Recital | Boris Christoff, Orchestra Della Radio Televisione Della Svizzera Italiana, Bruno Amaducci | 1999 | Album |
I Vespri Siciliani | Giuseppe Verdi, Erich Kleiber, Maria Callas, Boris Christoff | 1999 | Album |
Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Taddei | Giacomo Lauri-Volpi, Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Taddei | 1995 | Compil. |
Grandi Voci alla Scala | Boris Christoff | 1995 | Compil. |
Italian Opera Arias | Boris Christoff | 1995 | Album |
Don Carlo | Giuseppe Verdi - Gré Brouwenstijn, Jon Vickers, Boris Christoff, Fedora Barbieri, Tito Gobbi, Carlo Maria Giulini | 1994 | Album |
Khovanschina | Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Christoff, Artur Rodzinski | 1994 | Album |
Requiem (Gesamtausgabe) | Giuseppe Verdi, Boris Christoff, Eugenio Fernandi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Shakeh Vartenissian - Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Und Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Tullio Serafin | 1993 | Album |
Recital | Boris Christoff / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Gioacchino Rossini / Giuseppe Verdi / Modest Mussorgsky | 1993 | Album |
Requiem (Gesamtausgabe) | Giuseppe Verdi - Boris Christoff, Eugenio Fernandi, Fiorenza Cossotto, Shakeh Vartenissian - Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma Und Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Tullio Serafin | 1993 | Album |
Russian Opera Arias And Songs | Boris Christoff / Modest Mussorgsky / Alexander Borodin / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | 1992 | Album |
Recital | Boris Christoff, Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir 'Svetoslav Obretenov', Ettore Gracis | 1992 | Album |
Verdi At La Scala | Giuseppe Verdi, Antonietta Stella - Renata Scotto, Fiorenza Cossotto - Carlo Bergonzi, Ettore Bastianini - Boris Christoff, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | 1992 | Compil. |
Portrait Of The Artist - Russian Folk Songs And Sacred Music | Boris Christoff | 1990 | Compil. |
Ernani | Giuseppe Verdi, Montserrat Caballé, Bruno Prevedi, Peter Glossop, Boris Christoff, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI E Coro Di Milano Della RAI, Gianandrea Gavazzeni | 1990 | Album |
Airs D'Opera / Opera Arias / Opernarien | Boris Christoff | 1988 | Compil. |
Chants Et Danses De La Mort, Sans Soleil Et 8 Autres Mélodies | Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Christoff, Orchestre National De France, Georges Tzipine, Alexandre Labinsky | 1986 | Album |
Ernani | Giuseppe Verdi, Anita Cerquetti, Mario del Monaco, Boris Christoff, Ettore Bastianini, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Dimitri Mitropoulos | 1984 | Album |
Enfantines Et Autres Mélodies | Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Christoff | 1983 | Album |
Български И Руски Църковни Песнопения = Bulgarian And Russian Religious Chants | Boris Christoff | 1983 | Album |
La Forza Del Destino (Volume 1) | Giuseppe Verdi / Anita Cerquetti • Giulietta Simionato • Boris Christoff • Pier Miranda Ferraro • Aldo Protti, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI E Coro di Roma della RAI ; Nino Sanzogno | 1982 | Album |
Requiem Tedesco Op.45 - Canto Del Destino Op.54 | Bruno Walter, Rosanna Carteri, Boris Christoff, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI | 1981 | Album |
Оперен Рецитал | Boris Christoff | 1980 | Album |
Boris Christoff Bass Songs By Gretchaninov | Boris Christoff Bass Songs By Alexander Gretchaninov | 1980 | Album |
Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Boris Christoff, Jon Vickers, Tito Gobbi, Gré Brouwenstijn, Fedora Barbieri | 1980 | Album |
Бас | Boris Christoff | 1980 | Compil. |
Boris Godunov (Pagine Scelte - In Italiano) | Modest Mussorgsky - Orchestra Sinfonica Di Roma Della RAI E Coro di Roma della RAI, Boris Christoff, Artur Rodzinski | 1980 | Album |
Opera Arias | Boris Christoff | 1980 | Compil. |
Liturgia Domestica Op.79 | Boris Christoff, Alexander Gretchaninov, Bulgarian National Choir 'Svetoslav Obretenov', Bulgarian National Radio Chamber Orchestra Conductor Georgi Robev, Todor Grigorov-Teres, Grigor Yanev, Blagoi Spassov | 1979 | Album |
L'Art de Boris Christoff | Boris Christoff, Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir 'Svetoslav Obretenov', Ettore Gracis | 1979 | Album |
Parsifal | Richard Wagner, Maria Callas, Africo Baldelli, Rolando Panerai, Dimitri Lopatto, Boris Christoff, Giuseppe Modesti, Vittorio Gui | 1979 | Album |
Portrait Of The Artist | Boris Christoff | 1978 | Compil. |
Boris Christoff Chante La Vieille Russie | Boris Christoff, Orchestre Russe De Balalaïkas | 1977 | Album |
Mazeppa | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Magda Olivero, Ettore Bastianini, Boris Christoff, Orchestra E Coro Del Teatro Comunale di Firenze, Jonel Perlea | 1977 | Album |
Don Carlos | Giuseppe Verdi - Boris Christoff - Antonietta Stella - Flaviano Labò - Ettore Bastianini - Fiorenza Cossotto, Ivo Vinco, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala e Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala | 1970 | Album |
Borodin: Prince Igor | Boris Christoff, Chorus And Orchestra Of The National Opera Theater Of Sofia | 1969 | Album |
Prince Igor: Highlights | Alexander Borodin : Boris Christoff, The Sofia National Opera Orchestra Conducted By Jerzy Semkow | 1967 | Album |
Mussorgsky: Songs | Modest Mussorgsky / Boris Christoff, Orchestre National De France, Georges Tzipine | 1966 | Album |
Выдающиеся Певцы | Giuseppe Verdi, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Modest Mussorgsky / Boris Christoff | 1965 | Album |
Рецитал на Борис Христов | Boris Christoff | 1965 | Album |
Tsars & Kings: King Philip II "Don Carlo"; Tsar Boris "Boris Godounov"; "Attila"; Agamemnon "Iphigénie En Aulide"; Khan Kontchak "Prince Igor" | Boris Christoff | 1964 | Album |
Boris Godounov | Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Christoff, The Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, André Cluytens | 1963 | Album |
Boris Christoff: Songs Of Glinka | Boris Christoff, Alexandre Labinsky, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Gaston Marchesini | 1963 | Album |
Boris Godounov - Extraits | Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Christoff, André Bielecki, Nicolai Gedda, Eugenia Zareska, Choeurs Russes De Paris, Orchestre National De France, Issay Dobrowen | 1963 | Album |
Арии Из Опер Дж.Верди И А.Бойто | Boris Christoff | 1963 | Album |
Le Coq d'Or | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Boris Christoff | 1961 | Album |
Songs Of Rachmaninov | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Boris Christoff, Alexandre Labinsky | 1961 | Album |
Songs Of Tchaikovsky | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Boris Christoff | 1961 | Album |
Faust | Charles Gounod - Victoria De Los Angeles, Nicolai Gedda, Boris Christoff, André Cluytens | 1959 | Album |
Don Carlo (Highlights From The Complete Recording) | Giuseppe Verdi, Tito Gobbi, Boris Christoff, Mario Filippeschi, Antonietta Stella, Elena Nicolai, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Gabriele Santini | 1959 | Album |
Chant Des Bateliers Du Volga | Boris Christoff | 1959 | Single |
Жизнь За Царя - La Vie Pour Le Tsar | Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka / Teresa Stich-Randall, Mela Bugarinovitch, Nicolai Gedda, Boris Christoff, Opera Narodnog Pozorišta U Beogradu | 1959 | Album |
Arias de Operas | Boris Christoff | 1959 | Album |
Chants Russes | Boris Christoff | 1958 | Album |
Moussorgsky Songs | Modest Mussorgsky / Boris Christoff | 1958 | Album |
The 3 Famous Song Cycles Of Moussorgsky: The Nursery; Sunless; Songs And Dances Of Death | Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Christoff, Alexandre Labinsky, Orchestre National De France, Georges Tzipine | 1958 | Album |
Operatic Arias by Verdi and Bellini | Boris Christoff, Vittorio Gui, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma | 1958 | Album |
Russian Folk Songs and Sacred Music | Boris Christoff, Feodor Potorjinsky's Russian Choir | 1955 | Album |
Faust (Highlights) | Charles Gounod - Victoria De Los Angeles • Nicolai Gedda • Boris Christoff • Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris And Choeur Du Théâtre National De Paris, André Cluytens | 1955 | Album |
Norma Highlights - A Leyla Gencer Recital | Maria Callas - Franco Corelli - Boris Christoff - Elena Nicolai | 1953 | Compil. |
Scenes From Boris Godounov And Prince Igor | Boris Christoff And The Philharmonia Orchestra | 1952 | Album |
Boris Godounoff (Complete) | Modest Mussorgsky - Boris Christoff, Orchestre National De France, Issay Dobrowen | 1952 | Album |
Ernani - Act 1 | Boris Christoff - Giuseppe Verdi | 1951 | Album |
Russian Arias And Songs | Boris Christoff, Philharmonia Orchestra, Issay Dobrowen, Wilhelm Schüchter, Gerald Moore | Album | |
Arias, Overtures & Intermezzi | Herbert von Karajan, Boris Christoff, Philharmonia Orchestra | Album | |
The Mighty Boris | Boris Christoff | Album | |
Margarete | Charles Gounod, Victoria De Los Angeles, Liliane Berton, Victor Autran, Ernest Blanc, Boris Christoff, Nicolai Gedda / André Cluytens, Chœurs Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra Comique, Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra-Comique | Album | |
Ave Signor (Hail, Lovely Sprites) | Boris Christoff And The Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Nicolai Malko | Album | |
Don Carlo | Giuseppe Verdi, Antonietta Stella, Elena Nicolai, Mario Filippeschi, Tito Gobbi, Boris Christoff, Orchestra Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Coro Del Teatro Dell'Opera Di Roma, Gabriele Santini | Album | |
Songs By Russian Composers | Boris Christoff, Nicola Ghiuselev | Compil. | |
Mélodies (Disque I) | Alexander Borodin - Boris Christoff | Album | |
I Vespri Siciliani (Pagine Scelte) | Anita Cerquetti, Carlo Tagliabue, Boris Christoff E Orchestra Sinfonica Di Torino Della RAI | Album | |
Arias from 'Boris Godounov' And 'Prince Igor' | Boris Christoff, Phiharmonia Orchestra, Issay Dobrowen | Album | |
Gesänge Aus Russland | Boris Christoff, Feodor Potorjinsky's Russian Choir | Album | |
Монолог На Пимен | Boris Christoff | Album | |
I Have Attained The Highest Power | Boris Christoff And Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Issay Dobrowen | Album | |
Untitled | Boris Christoff | Single | |
Airs D'Opéras Russes | Boris Christoff | Album | |
Portrait of the Artist Boris Christoff | Boris Christoff | Album | |
Arie Da: Il Principe Igor; Kovancina; Sadko; Don Carlo; Ernani; Mefistofele | Boris Christoff | Album | |
Roberto Il Diavolo | Giacomo Meyerbeer - Renata Scotto, Stefania Malagù, Giorgio Merighi, Boris Christoff | Album | |
Kontchak's Aria / Dositheu's Aria | Boris Christoff Bass Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Issay Dobrowen | Single | |
Song Of The Volga Boatmen / Song Of The Flea | Boris Christoff Bass Philharmonia Orchestra Conducted By Issay Dobrowen | Single | |
Rimsky-Korsakov - Ivan Il Terribile | Boris Christoff, Radmila Bakočević, Lajos Kozma | Album | |
Parsifal Abridged Rome 1950 In Italian | Maria Callas, Richard Wagner, Vittorio Gui, Africo Baldelli, Boris Christoff, Rolando Panerai, Giuseppe Modesti | Album | |
Faust - Les Grands Airs Et Les Choeurs Célèbres De L`Opéra De Gounod | Charles Gounod, André Cluytens, Nicolai Gedda, Victoria De Los Angeles, Boris Christoff, Ernest Blanc | Album | |
Airs D'Opéra | Boris Christoff, Issay Dobrowen, Philharmonia Orchestra | Compil. | |
Great Scenes From "Boris Godounov" | Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Christoff | Album | |
Mélodies (Disque III) | Mily Balakirev - Boris Christoff | Album | |
A Life For The Tsar | Teresa Stich-Randall, Boris Christoff, Chrous Of The Belgrade Opera, Igor Markevitch | Album | |
Dositheu's Aria, Khovantschina, Act 5 | Boris Christoff, Philharmonia Orchestra, Modest Mussorgsky | Single | |
Das Sängerportrait - Boris Christoff I | Modest Mussorgsky, Boris Christoff | Album | |
Boris Christoff Singt Russische Volkslieder | Boris Christoff | Single | |
Оперен Рецитал На Борис Христов- Бас | Boris Christoff | Compil. | |
Пролог Из Оп. Мефистофел / Ария На Мефистофел | Boris Christoff | Album |