Education
He graduated from Kiev University as a lawyer He then studied singing with Everardi and Petza at the Kiev music college, and graduated in 1898.
He graduated from Kiev University as a lawyer He then studied singing with Everardi and Petza at the Kiev music college, and graduated in 1898.
Vocally speaking, he is best described as a baritone. He continued his education in Italy. Bocharov sang in Kiev opera since 1900, then sang in Moscow (Zimin Opera), Saint St. Petersburg, Odessa and other cities.
He was awarded the honorary title Meritorious Artist of Russia in 1925.
From 1932 onwards he sang mostly in concerts. He had a voice of a great range and cultivation.
His roles include: Escamillo in Carmen, Figaro in The Barber of Seville, Beckmesser in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Gryaznoi in The Tsar"s Bride, Ivan-Korolevich in Kashchey the Immortal, Kochubey in Mazeppa, Onegin, Demon, and Rigoletto, as well as various others