Boris Kirilov Hristov (Plovdiv 1914 – Roma 1993) He began performing as a soloist in the choir gusla of Sofia and was heard by King Boris of Bulgaria in 1942 sent him to a specialist course in Italy, where he studied under Richard Stracciari. Party as a baritone, able to dominate the lower tessitura, it was soon discovered a low true, contrasting the opinion of Stracciari that predicted a better career as a baritone. She debuted in 1946 in Reggio Calabria in La Bohème and quickly gained notoriety touching important theaters in Italy (Rome, Venice, Naples) and abroad (Royal Opera House in London, Barcelona, ​​Lisbon, Rio de Janeiro). Memorable especially some performances of Boris Godunov at La Scala in the 1948-1949 season and in 1950. He was asked for the first time by the New York Metropolitan in 1950, but the US administration denied him a visa as a citizen of the Soviet bloc and he had to wait until 1956 for the American debut at the San Francisco Opera. He following refused repeated calls of the highest US theater. He distinguished himself in the Verdi repertoire interpreting, among others, the roles of Philip II (Don Carlo), Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), Procida (The Sicilian Vespers), Attila. He successfully tried his hand also in the German repertoire (Gurnemanz in Parsifal) and French (Faust, Don Quixote), as well as, thanks to the mastery of the language, in the Russian (Boris Godunov, A Life for the Tsar, Prince Igor). His career continued until the late sixties and then slow down considerably, seeing only sporadic performances in concerts, which ended in 1986 with a recital at the Academy of Bulgaria in Rome. Ritrato photo autograph. Photography; 10x15 cm Excellent condition