Ukrainian bass Borys Gmyria was born in Lebedyn, Ukraine. He graduated
from Kharkiv conservatory in 1939. He performed at the stage of Kharkiv Opera and later Kyiv Opera until 1957.
His repertoire: Taras ("Taras Bulba" by M.Lysenko), Kryvonis ("Bahdan Khmelnytsky"
by K. Dan'kevych), Susanin, Boris, Salieri ("Mozart and Salieri" by Rimsky-Korsakov), Philipp ("Don Carlos"), Mephistopheles
("Faust"), Ruschak ("Mylana" by Maiboroda), and others. His repertoire also included 600 art songs and many folk songs.
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Ukrainian Opera Stars
Ukrainian operas
Ukrainian art songs
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