About Pavel Bulakhov
Lived 1824 – 1875 (aged 50–51). Pavel Bulakhov was a Russian opera singer, composer and music educator.
Pavel Petrovich Bulakhov (; 1824–1875) was a Russian composer, and brother of Pyotr Bulakhov. He gained fame in the Russian Empire as a tenor at the Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg and trained at the Theatre School.
He debuted in 1850 as Sobinin in A Life for the Tsar, followed by the role of Joseph in Méhul’s Joseph. Both performances were well received. Known for his soft and graceful lyric tenor (tenore di grazia), he had a successful operatic career spanning over 20 years.
Among his notable roles were Lorenzo (Fra Diavolo), Baskari (La muette de Portici), Rimbaud (Robert le Diable), Finn (Ruslan and Lyudmila), Campobasso (Charles the Bold), and the Fool (Rogneda).
Pavel Bulakhov died on October 15, 1875, in St. Petersburg.
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Who was Pavel Bulakhov?
Russian composer
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Pavel Bulakhov was born in 1824 in Moscow.
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Pavel Bulakhov died on 27 October 1875 in Saint Petersburg.
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Pavel Bulakhov was an opera singer, composer and music educator.
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Pavel Bulakhov was Russian.
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