Which Russian opera singer with a basso profundo vocal range died April 12, 1938?
Feodor Chaliapin Feodor Ivanovich Chaliapin (Russian: Фёдор Ива́нович Шаля́пин , "Fyodor Ivanovich Shalyapin"; ] ; February 13 [O.S. February 1] 1873 April 12, 1938) was a Russian opera singer. Possessing a deep and expressive bass voice, he enjoyed an important international career at major opera houses and is often credited with establishing the tradition of naturalistic acting in his chosen art form.
Vladimir Bunchikov Vladimir Bunchikov (Russian: Владимир Бунчиков ; 21 November 1902, Yekaterinoslav – 17 March 1995, Moscow) was a Soviet singer, a baritone. Honoured Artist of Russia (1944). In Simferopol he was a scenery operator at the Drama Theatre. After graduating from the Dnepropetrovsk Music College, he studied in Leningrad. From 1929 he was a soloist at the Opera in Dnepropetrovsk, and from 1931 at the Nemirovicha-Danchenko Musical Theatre in Moscow.