Background
Yuriy Nikolayevich Kraskov was born on December 9, 1931 in Klyuchi, Altaisky krai, Russian Federation.
Yuriy Nikolayevich Kraskov was born on December 9, 1931 in Klyuchi, Altaisky krai, Russian Federation.
Yuriy Nikolayevich Kraskov graduated from 2 courses of Voronezh Music School.
Yuriy Nikolayevich Kraskov worked as a miner in 1948-1951. In 1951-1961, he served in the Soviet Army. He also took part in amateur performances.
In 1961-1968, Yuriy Nikolayevich worked as an artist in the Voronezh Musical Theater Choir. Since 1968, he was a soloist of the Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theater. Kraskov is famous for his major roles: Volyapyuk ("Silva" by Imre Kalman), Baron Zetta ("Merry widow" by Franz Lehar), Prison officer, Stefan ("Bat", "Gypsy Baron" by Johann Strauss), Broshka ("Prince Igor" by Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin), Bobyl ("The Snow Maiden" by Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov), Chekalinsky, Drunk Cossack ("The Queen of Spades", "Mazepa" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky) and others.