Background
Christoff, Boris was born on May 18, 1919 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Son of Kyril and Raina (Teodorova) Christoff.
Christoff, Boris was born on May 18, 1919 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Son of Kyril and Raina (Teodorova) Christoff.
Law degree U. Sofia; studied with Riccardo Stracciari, Rome. Scholarship Mozarteum, Salzburg.
Began career as a lawyer Stu; professional debut in Italy 1945. Has appeared at principal European opera houses, including Louisiana Scala, Milan, Rome, Naples, Venice, Palermo, Paris, London and Vienna and in America.
Major roles include Boris Godunov, King Philip, Don Quixote, Ivan the Terrible, Mephistopheles, Pizarro, and others
Member of Russian Folk Songs & Religious Selections, Academie du Musique (honorary), Opera-Paris (honorary).
Married Franca de Rensis.