Leonid Kharitonov
Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Харитонов) (18 September 1933 – 19 September 2017) was a Russian bass-baritone (баритональный бас) singer. He was honoured with People's Artist of Russia and Honoured Artist of Russia. In other parts of Europe, he was noted for his 1965 video of the "Song of the Volga Boatmen". He was born in Irkutsk, Soviet Union.
Kharitonov died on 19 September 2017 in Moscow at the age of 84.[1]
References
- ↑ Скончался Леонид Харитонов. Classical Music News. 20 September 2017 (in Russian)
Other websites
- Official Facebook page of Leonid Kharitonov
- Official English language website of Leonid Kharitonov
- Official website of Leonid Kharitonov in Russian
- Narod.ru biography and songlist of Leonid Kharitonov in Russian
- Biography of L.M. Kharitonov in Russian
- Red Army webpage: Biography of Leonid Kharitonov, with discography and videos of performances Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine in Japanese
- List of Leonid Kharitonov's tours 1972-2005
- Wordpress: Alexandrov Ensemble blog