Mariinsky baritone; sang Kovalyov in the Mariinsky production of Shostakovich Nos at the Opera Bastille, November 2005. Named on both cast sheets that travelled with the two Paris recordings in this archive (14 November in-house sheet and 19 November France Musique relay sheet), and the run is confirmed by the ConcertoNet review of the premiere, http://www.concertonet.com/scripts/review.php?ID_review=3206