Matvej Aleksandrovich Matveev

Matvej Matveev sang in the Bolshoj's chorus from 1932 to 1937; 1936 to 1939, he was at the Malij Theater in Leningrad.

1940–1947, Matveev was a soloist of the ensemble of the Moscow military region.

From 1947 to his early death, he sang at the Stanislavskij and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater in Moscow. His repertory included: Lenskij, Almaviva, Pâris ...

I wish to thank Vladimir Efimenko for the pictures and biographical notes.

Source for the recording: the fantastic website Russian Records