Joachim Tartakov

Joachim Tartakov
1860-1923
Russian Baritone

Studied St Petersburg Conservatory with Camille Everard. Graduated from the Conservatory in 1881 and joined the Odessa Opera Company as first baritone that same year. There he made his debut in 1882 as Rigoletto in "Rigoletto" by Verdi’s. Then from 1882 he sang in provincial opera houses. and travelled to Italy for 2 seasons.Upon his return he was engaged at the Marinsky Theatreas principal baritone .He also sang in Berlin, Copenhagen, and other European cities. He performed Tchaikovsky’s art songs in concert. .From 1900 he was the Director of the Marinsky and 1920 to 1923 he was a professor at the Petrograd Conservatory. His roles included Rigoletto in "Rigoletto" by Verdi , Tonio in "I Pagliacci" by Leoncavallo ,Germont in "La Traviatta" by Verdi , Onegin in "Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky , Demon in "Demon" by Rubinstein and many others