Sergei Leiferkus (Серге́й Петро́вич Лейферку́с) is an operatic baritone who was born in 1946 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), USSR. He is known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire. He is most notable for his roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Iago in Otello, Grand-prétre de Dagon in Samson et Dalila and as the title role in Simon Boccanegra He studied music at the St. Petersburg conservatory. In 1972, he made his debut with Maly Theatre of Leningrad and received recognition for Eugene Onegin, Iolanta, Barber of Seville and… read more
Sergei Leiferkus (Серге́й Петро́вич Лейферку́с) is an operatic baritone who was born in 1946 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), USSR. He is known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire. He is most notable for his roles as Scarpia… read more
Sergei Leiferkus (Серге́й Петро́вич Лейферку́с) is an operatic baritone who was born in 1946 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), USSR. He is known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire. He is most notable for his roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Iago in Otello, Grand-prétre de Dagon in Samson et Dalila and… read more