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Sergei Leiferkus
voc, *1946 RU
Classical and Pop
A.k.a. Сергей Лейферкус
Sergei Leiferkus (born April 4, 1946) is an operatic baritone from Russia, known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire. He is most notable for his roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Iago in Otello, Grand-prétre de Dagon in Samson et Dalila and Simon Boccanegra as the title role. Leiferkus was born in Leningrad (now known as St Petersburg), Russia. He studied music at the St. Petersburg conservatory.
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Popular Tracks 
Songs and Dances of Death: 2. Serenade on Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Songs and Dances of Death & Khovanshchina: Prelude by Modest Mussorgsky & Yuri Temirkanov Otello / Act I: Una vela! Una vela! on Verdi: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Myung-Whun Chung Darling Savishna on Sergei Leiferkus Sings Modest Mussorgsky by Modest Mussorgsky & Sergei Leiferkus Evening Song on Sergei Leiferkus Sings Modest Mussorgsky by Modest Mussorgsky & Sergei Leiferkus The Nursery: With Nanny on Sergei Leiferkus Sings Modest Mussorgsky by Modest Mussorgsky & Sergei Leiferkus Das klagende Lied: Waldmärchen on Mahler: Das klagende Lied by Gustav Mahler, Michael Tilson Thomas & San Francisco Symphony Otello / Act I: Inaffia l'ugola! Trinca, tracanna (Brindisi) on Verdi: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Myung-Whun Chung Otello / Act II: Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro! on Verdi: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Myung-Whun Chung Otello / Act I: Abbasso le spade! on Verdi: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Myung-Whun Chung Otello / Act II: Credo in un Dio crudel on Verdi: Otello by Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Paris & Myung-Whun ChungTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Leiferkus sings Mussorgsky | Sergei Leiferkus, Modest Mussorgsky | 2016 | Compil. |
| Pique Dame = The Queen Of Spades | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Mirella Freni, Vladimir Atlantov, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Maureen Forrester, Sergei Leiferkus, Katherine Ciesinski, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa | 2016 | Album |
| Songs And Waltzes | Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling, Sergei Leiferkus | 2006 | Album |
| Songs • Lady Macbeth Of Mtsensk | Dmitri Shostakovich – Larissa Diadkova, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Sergei Leiferkus, Ilya Levinsky, John Shirley-Quirk, Elisabeth Söderström, Elena Zaremba, Maria Ewing, Aage Haugland, Philip Langridge / Vladimir Ashkenazy • Myung-Whun Chung • Neeme Järvi | 2006 | Compil. |
| Boris Godunov (2) | Modest Mussorgsky - Robert Lloyd, Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko, Sergei Leiferkus, Andrei Tarkovsky, Valery Gergiev | 2005 | Single |
| Boris Godunov (1) | Modest Mussorgsky - Robert Lloyd, Olga Borodina, Alexei Steblianko, Sergei Leiferkus, Andrei Tarkovsky, Valery Gergiev | 2005 | Single |
| Pique Dame | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Gegam Grigorian, Sergei Leiferkus, Людмила Филатова, Maria Guleghina, Olga Borodina, Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | 2004 | Single |
| Symphony No. 8 | Gustav Mahler, Symphonie-Orchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis, Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Südfunk-Chor Stuttgart, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Tölzer Knabenchor, Alessandra Marc, Sharon Sweet, Elisabeth Norberg-Schulz, Vesselina Kasarova, Ning Liang, Ben Heppner, Sergei Leiferkus, René Pape | 1997 | Album |
| Songs (Volume Four) | Modest Mussorgsky - Sergei Leiferkus, Semion Skigin | 1997 | Album |
| Rothschild's Violin / From Jewish Folk Poetry, Op. 79a | Veniamin Fleishman / Dmitri Shostakovich - Sergei Leiferkus - Larissa Diadkova · Marina Shaguch · Константин Плужников · Ilya Levinsky | 1996 | Album |
| Songs | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Sergei Leiferkus, Howard Shelley | 1995 | Album |
| The Fiery Angel | Sergei Prokofiev – Galina Gorchakova, Sergei Leiferkus, Kirov Chorus And Kirov Orchestra, Valery Gergiev | 1995 | Album |
| Mussorgsky: Songs Volume 2 | Sergei Leiferkus / Semion Skigin | 1995 | Album |
| Mussorgsky Songs | Modest Mussorgsky, Sergei Leiferkus, Semion Skigin | 1995 | Album |
| The Orchestral Songs (Volume 1) | Dmitri Shostakovich - Luba Orgonasova · Nathalie Stutzmann · Larissa Diadkova · Philip Langridge · Sergei Leiferkus, Göteborgs Symfoniker · Neeme Järvi | 1994 | Album |
| Otello-Highlights | Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Sergei Leiferkus, Orchestre De L'Opéra Bastille et Chœurs De L'Opéra Bastille • Myung-Whun Chung - Giuseppe Verdi | 1994 | Album |
| Otello | Placido Domingo, Cheryl Studer, Sergei Leiferkus, Orchestre De L'Opéra Bastille et Chœurs De L'Opéra Bastille • Myung-Whun Chung - Giuseppe Verdi | 1994 | Album |
| Symphony No. 13, "Babi Yar" | Dmitri Shostakovich - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur - Sergei Leiferkus, Евгений Евтушенко, New York Choral Artists | 1994 | Album |
| The Bells; Spring; 3 Russian Songs | Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff / The Philadelphia Orchestra, Charles Dutoit, Alexandrina Pendatchanska, Kałudi Kałudow, Sergei Leiferkus, The Choral Arts Society Of Philadelphia | 1994 | Album |
| Boris Godunov | Modest Mussorgsky, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Anatoli Kotcherga, Marjana Lipovšek, Samuel Ramey, Sergej Larin, Sergei Leiferkus, Philip Langridge | 1994 | Album |
| Mazeppa | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Sergei Leiferkus, Galina Gorchakova, Sergej Larin, Anatoli Kotcherga, Larissa Dyatkova, Kungliga Operans Kör, Göteborgs Symfoniker, Neeme Järvi | 1994 | Album |
| Symphony No. 14 • Songs And Dances Of Death | Dmitri Shostakovich / Modest Mussorgsky - Brigitte Fassbaender · Ljuba Kazarnovskaya · Sergei Leiferkus, Göteborgs Symfoniker / Neeme Järvi | 1993 | Album |
| О Городе И О Любви | Sergei Leiferkus | 1988 | Album |
| Астры Осенние | Sergei Leiferkus | 1987 | Album |
| Песни Печального Тона / Немецкая Тетрадь | Sergei Leiferkus - Dmitry Kabalevsky / Валерий Гаврилин | 1983 | Album |
| Сергей Лейферкус-баритон* Марина Мишук-фортепиано* Шуман- Круг Песен. Вокальный Цикл На Стихи Й. Эйхендорфа* Шуберт, Мендельсон, Брамс, Вольф- Романсы* (на немецком языке) | Sergei Leiferkus, Марина Мишук | 1979 | Album |
| Сонеты / Время | Dmitry Kabalevsky, Sergei Leiferkus | 1977 | Album |
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