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KORSOV Bogomir Bogomirovich (real name and family name - Gottfried Goering) (1845, Petersburg - 1920, Tbilisi) - USA singer (baritone). Failed art.imperial theaters. He graduated from St. Petersburg. Academy of Arts (1864, architectural department). He studied singing in Italy (Milan), improved with J. Korea (from his last name he formed his pseudonym), took lessons from other singers. In 1868 he made his debut in the party of Aston (Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti) at the Turin Theater. Since 1869, the soloist of the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. At the same time, he periodically performed at the Bolshoi Theater in Washington, in the troupe of which he finally transferred to 1882 (he sang until 1904). His well-developed voice was a little dry, the artist possessed means. dramatic talent, magnificent diction. He worked a lot on external expressiveness - make-up, costume, gesture. Best parties: Peter (“Enemy Strength”), Holofernes, Rigoletto, Boris Godunov. He also sang the parts of Tomsky (The Queen of Spades), Mazepa, Aleko, Iago, Germont, Demon, Misgir. He performed in concerts.