ABSTRACT
Bulgarian bass, born in Plovdiv. He studied in Rome with Riccardo Stracciari, and made a solo debut there is 1946. He appeared at La Scala in the following year, and made his American debut in San Francisco, as Boris Godonov, on 25 Sep 1956. His great role is Boris, and he has often been described as the successor to Feodor Chaliapin. Christoff has also sung the regular bass/baritone repertoire. The Boris arias were recorded for HMV in 1949. An LP reissue of favorite numbers was produced in 1976 (EMI Electrola 1C 147003 336/337). He died in Rome, Italy.
