Description

DMITRI BUKHTOYAROV (BUCHTOJAROW) (ROSTOV-ON-DON, 1866 – PETROGRAD, 1918)

 

 

 

 

He was born in Rostov-on-Don into a family of locksmith. He studied singing at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under the tutelage of S. Gabel. In 1896, he made his operatic debut with A. Tsereteli’s company in Kharkov, performing the role of Gremin in Eugene Onegin. From 1897 to 1918, he was a soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, where his best roles included Susanin (A Life for the Tsar by M. Glinka), Farlaf (Ruslan and Ludmila by Glinka), the Miller (The Mermaid by Dargomyzhsky), Mephistopheles (Faust by C. Gounod), the Demon in A. Rubinstein’s Demon, and Dobrynya Nikitich in A. Gretchaninov’s Dobrynya Nikitich.

At the Mariinsky Theatre, he also participated in productions of Puccini’s La Bohème, singing the role of Schaunard, and Arensky’s Nal and Damayanti. He toured with N. Figner’s troupe, performing in cities such as Odessa, Penza, and Samara, and also appeared at the Bolshoi Theatre, as well as in Riga, Baku, Kiev, Odessa, and other cities. He passed away from tuberculosis in St. Petersburg in 1918.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1896 Kharkov Opera House

1897-1918 St. Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre

1900 Odessa City Theatre

1902 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

1903 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

1904 Moscow Bolshoi Theatre

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Don Giovanni (Mozart): Madamina! G&T 022004 29y -03
2. Ernani (Verdi): Infelice, e tuo credevi G&T 2-22201 2074k -05
3. Don Carlo (Verdi): Ella giammai m’amo G&T 022001 25y -03
4. Faust (Gounod): First duet – Ici je suis à ton service (w. Davidov) G&T 24315 1355z -03
5. Faust (Gounod): Me voici! (w. Davidov) G&T 024003 115Hp -03
6. Faust (Gounod): Invocation – O nuit G&T 22170 5645C -02
7. Faust (Gounod): Church scene: Seigneur, daignez permettre G&T 024002 104Hp -03
8. Faust (Gounod): Vous qui faites l’endormie (Gounod) G&T 22335 2497G -3-01
9. A Life for the Tzar (Glinka): They guess the truth G&T 22085 327z -02
10. Ruslan and Ludmila (Glinka): Oh field, field G&T 022082 243m -05
11. Rusalka (Dargomyzhsky): The Miller’s aria opening A1 – You young girls G&T 2-22511 323z -02
12. Prince Igor (Borodin): I can’t conceal that I hate boredom G&T 022006 31y -03
13. Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Love reigns over all ages G&T 022005 30y -03
14. The angel, Romance (Erlich) G&T 2-22204 2071k -05
15. Oh, not to me, poor chap (Erarsky) G&T 2-22200 2076k -05
16. Huguenots (Meyerbeer): Pif-Paf Excelsior 4445
17. Dva grenadera (Die beiden Grenadiere) (Schumann) 22320 2499G Berliner, St Petersburg 1901-03
18. Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky): Gremin’s aria (Love reigns over all ages) 22321 2500G Berliner, St Petersburg 1901-03
19. Two Giants (Stolypin) Pathé 27370
20. A Life for the Tzar (Glinka): Susanin’s aria (They guess the truth) 22310 2503G Berliner, St Petersburg 1901-03
21. Robert le Diable (Meyerbeer): Voici donc les débris… Nonnes qui reposez 22619 G&T, St Petersburg 1901
22. Ballada (Pered voevodoy) (Before the Governor) (Rubinstein) 22083 321z G&T, St Petersburg 1902