IVAN IVANOVICH PETROV (1920-2003) | AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO AND DEDICATION (RUSSIA / RUSSIAN)

1965 | Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (Иван Иванович Петров) | profession: Opera singer | country: Russia | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Postcard with dedication and signature and written text with signature

Set containing a portrait photograph and a dedication, both hand-signed by renowned Soviet opera singer Ivan Ivanovich Petrov.

Petrov was one of the most distinguished bass singers of the Soviet era, a longtime soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and an interpreter of both Russian and international opera repertoire. His voice was praised for its power, depth, and dramatic expression.

Dedication text:
"На память о славном пребывании
Советских артистов в дружеской
Чехословакии
И. Петров"

Translation in English:
"In memory of the glorious stay
of Soviet artists in friendly
Czechoslovakia
I. Petrov"

Photograph:
Petrov in the role of Philip II in Don Carlo (Giuseppe Verdi) at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Signature on the photograph:
"Bolshoi Theatre, Don Carlo - Philip II - I. Petrov, 19.5.65"