Sergei Leiferkus (Серге́й Петро́вич Лейферку́с) is an operatic baritone who was born in 1946 in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), USSR. He is known for his dramatic technique and powerful voice particularly in Russian and Italian language repertoire. He is most notable for his roles as Scarpia in Tosca, Iago in Otello, Grand-prétre de Dagon in Samson et Dalila and as the title role in Simon Boccanegra
He studied music at the St. Petersburg conservatory. In 1972, he made his debut with Maly Theatre of Leningrad and received recognition for Eugene Onegin, Iolanta, Barber of Seville and Don Giovanni. He joined Kirov Opera Company in 1977 performing in Prokofiev's War and Peace as Andrei. While at the Kirov Opera, Leiferkus's talent began to receive international reputation as a powerful singer and imaginative actor . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
