Ivan Melnikov

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For the Russian politician, see: Ivan Melnikov (politician).

Ivan A. Melnikov (Russian: Иван Мельников) (March 4, 1832 – July 8, 1906) was a famous baritone opera singer.

He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and made his debut role in 1867 as Riccardo in I Puritani by (Vincenzo Bellini). Other notable roles are:

• Prince Igor in Prince Igor (Borodin)
• Tsar Boris in Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky)
• Vasily Kochubey in Mazeppa (Tchaikovsky)
• The demon in The Demon (Rubinstein)
• Prince Nikita Kurlyatev in The Enchantress (Tchaikovsky)
• William Ratcliff in William Ratcliff (César Cui)

...and many others.