Pavel Koshetz

Pavlo Koshyts (; ; real last name is Poray-Koshytsi (:uk:Порай-Кошиці); 14 December 1863 in Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire – 2 March 1904 in Moscow) was a Russian opera singer (tenor).

Career Koshetz was born on 14 December 1863 in the village of Kyrylivka (now Shevchenkove in Cherkasy Oblast). Then he returned to Russia and worked in different cities.

In 1893 Pavel Koshetz was invited at the Bolshoi Theatre. He became a performer for more than 30 operatic roles.

Gradually, the singer began to lose his voice. Theater administration moved him to the teaching work, but in 1904 he was fired. It became for him a huge psychological blow. Pavel Koshetz committed suicide on 2 March 1904.

His daughter Nina was at this time 12 years. She decided to become an opera singer.

After some time, in memory of Pavel Koshetz Leonid Sobinov organized two concerts, which involved famous singers partners of Pavel Koshetz.