Photo Gallery

Life, Career, Roles…

Solomon Khromchenko, in the middle, with an issue of “Komsomolskaya Pravda”, 1925

Class of Ksenia Dorliak in Moscow Conservatory, 1932-1935. Sitting, left to right: S. Khromchenko, K. N. Dorliak, N. Khromchenko. Standing: Z. Larchenko, P. Shpitalny (conductor), N. Dorliak.

Solomon Khromchenko in the 1930s

Programme of Solomon Khromchenko's first recital in Moscow Conservatory, 3 March 1934

Filipetto in "Four Despots", Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1935

Gérald in "Lakmé", Léo Delibes. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1935

Solomon Khromchenko's personal score of "Lakmé"

Duke of Mantua in "Rigoletto", Guiseppe Verdi. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1936

"Sadko", Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Pavel Lisitsian (The Venetian guest), Maxim Mikhailov (The Varangian guest) and Solomon Khromchenko (The Indian guest). The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

The Indian Merchant in "Sadko", Rimsky-Korsakov. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

Bayan in "Ruslan and Lyudmila", Mikhail Glinka. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila", 17 april 1937. Bayan - Solomon Khromchenko, conductor - Samuil Samosud. The Bolshoi Theater

Prince Sinodal in "Demon", Anton Rubinstein. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

Anton Rubinshtein, "The Demon", with Solomon Khromchenko as Prince Sinodal. December 19th, 1937 h

Solomon Khromchenko - Alfredo, Irina Maslennikova - Violetta in "Traviata", Guiseppe Verdi. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

Alfredo in "Traviata", Guiseppe Verdi. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1937

Lensky in "Evgeny Onegin", Piotr Tchaikovsky. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1938

Programme of V. Zhelobinsky's "Mother", March 29th, 1939. Conductor - Vassily Nebolsin. A Drunken passerby - Solomon Khromchenko. The Bolshoi Theater

Faust in "Faust", Charles Gounod. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1939

Programme of Solomon Khromchenko's recital in the Moscow Columns Hall, 24 march 1940

Rehearsal of the unrealised pruduction of M. Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" in D. Shostakovich's version. Conductor Samuil Somosud (centre), Maxime Mikhailov (Boris Godunov), Sergey Streltsov (Vassily Shuisky), Solomon Khromchenko (The Yurodivy). The Bolshoi Theatre, spring 1941

Rehearsal of the unrealised pruduction of M. Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" in D. Shostakovich's version. Maxime Mikhailov (Boris Godunov), Sergey Streltsov (Vassily Shuisky), Solomon Khromchenko (The Yurodivy). The Bolshoi Theatre, spring 1941

Rehearsal of the unrealised pruduction of M. Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" in D. Shostakovich's version. Solomon Khromchenko (The Yurodivy). The Bolshoi Theatre, spring 1941

Document provided to Solomon Khromchenko before his departure to the front with the Bolshoi's artistic brigade. August 6th, 1941

The artistic brigade of the Bolshoi Theatre goes to the front. August 1941

Solomon Khromchenko before the performance at the Belorussian front, 1941

Rehearsal of "The Barber of Seville". Solomon Khromchenko - Count Almaviva, Alexei Ivanov - Figaro, stage director - Evgeny Sokovnin, at the piano - Dmitry Weiss. Kuybyshev, January 1942

Solomon Khromchenko and Piotr Selivanov sing for the front. February 1st, 1943, Kuybyshev

Piotr Selivanov - Figaro, Elisaveta Borovskaya - Rosina, Solomon Khromchenko - Count Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville", Rossini. Bolshoi Theatre, 1943 г.

Solomon Khromchenko - Count Almaviva, Vera Firsova - Rosina, Ivan Burlak - Figaro. "The Barber of Seville", Rossini.

Vladimir Igorevich in "Prince Igor", Alexandre Borodin. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1944

N. Rimsky-Korsakov's "Snow maiden". Tsar Berendei - Solomon Khromchenko, conductor - Kirill Kondrashin. June 11th, 1944. The Bolshoi theater.

Programme of the "Victory Concert". Moscow, Kremlin, May 24th, 1945

Yurodivy in "Boris Godunov", Modest Mussorgsky. The Bolshoï Theatre, 1946

Gérald in "Lakmé", Léo Delibes. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1950

Count Almaviva in "The Barber of Seville", Gioachino Rossini. The Bolshoi Theatre, 1951

After a concert in the Moscow Columns Hall in the 1950s

Solomon Khromchenko and composer Reyngold Glier, 1950s

Warming up before the concert, 1950s

Solomon Khromchenko sings for the winners of the socialist comptetion in Kuznetsk. July 15th, 1952

Solomon Khromchenko at the May 1st demonstration, 1951

Poster of the concert in the Grand Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonia, 4 January 1953

Solomon Khromchenko (on the right) and Piotr Selivanov (on the left) on the icebreaker "Dezhnev," Greenland Sea, 1960

In the studio of the Moscow Radio, with Anatoly Tsadikovsky, 1970s

Solomon Khromchenko wishes Ivan Kozlovsky a very happy 80th birthday. Moscow, The Bolshoi Theatre, 1980.

Vera Kudriavtseva-Lemeshev, Segrey Gotsiridze, Solomon Khromchenko and Vladimir Koralli in front of the stand devoted to Piptr Selivanov at the opning of the exhibition "They fought for their Motherland". State Historical Museum, Moscow, 1980s.

Solomon Khromchenko in his 80s

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