People’s Artist of Russia
Born in Lvov. In 1970 he graduated from the Leningrad State
Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema (first graduation class of
the department of musical comedy acting, taught by Mikhail Dotlibov).
In the autumn of 1968, before he graduated from
the institute, he was accepted by the Musical Comedy Theatre where he
performed until 1974 at which point he joined the Vocal Instrumental
Ensemble Singing Guitars. In 1980 he joined the Moscow
Operetta Theatre. In 1987 he returned to the Musical Comedy Theatre
in Leningrad as well as the Chamber Opera of Lenkontsert.
Since 2002 he has been a soloist with the Musical Comedy Theatre.
Viktor Krivonos has performed some sixty roles in classical operettas,
contemporary musical comedies and musicals.
His repertoire currently includes the roles of Feri
(Die Csбrdбsfьrstin), Baron Frederiks
(Die Zirkusprinzessin), (Die Bajadere), Platov
(The Left-Hander), the Duke (Der Vogelhдndler),
the Ballet Director (Spring Parade), Harrison Howell (Kiss Me,
Kate), Frank (Die Fledermaus), Mr Bumble (Oliver!
) and the Boatswain (The Sevastopol Waltz).
In addition to working in theatre, he has devoted much attention to
variety, singing songs by Solovyov-Sedoi, Petrov, Portnov, Tsvetkov, Mazhukov,
Dubravin, Kolker, Banevich, Pozhlakov, Gavrilin, Lebedev, Ptichkina, Feltsman,
Shainsky and Zhurbin.
Viktor Krivonos has taken part in Song of
the Year festivals and presented the popular TV programme
A Wider Circle and two series of educational programmes on radio.
He has performed on numerous occasions at theatres and variety venues throughout
Russia and has toured abroad.
The archives of Russian radio include such recordings as Lehбr’s
Frasquita, Zharkovsky’s The Golden Spindle, Strelnikov’s
The Bondwoman, Offenbach’s M. Choufleuri restera chez lui
le... , Kolker’s The Firebird and Banevich’s Goodbye,
Arbat! featuring the performer.