Pavel Lisitsian- Song of the Venetian Guest from Sadko

Pavel Lisitsian (1911-2004) I suppose it was only a matter of time before my trajectory of uploads brought me to Pavel Gerasimovich Listisian who, along with the Estonian Georg Ots, was among the most accomplished of baritones in the post-WWII era Soviet Union. Born in Vladikavkaz (near Grozny) to a family of Armenian descent, he originally seemed an unlikely candidate for a professional career in music. Unlike his younger colleague Ots, whose father Karl was a well-respected tenor, Lisitsian did not co