Topic: MILESTONES 2008
Russian opera singer Artur Eizen, an ``outstanding bass and magnificent actor'' at the Bolshoi Theater for 46 years, has died in his native Moscow at age 80, the Bolshoi said on its Web site. Eizen established his reputation in 1956, singing the role of Don Basilio in a Bolshoi production of Rossini's opera ``The Barber of Seville.'' His large repertoire also included such roles as Don Bartolo in Mozart's ``The Marriage of Figaro,'' Prince Bolkonsky in Prokofiev's ``War and Peace'' and Ivan Khovansky in Mussorgsky's ``Khovanshchina.'' MORE | WEB LINKS | SHOP Artur Eizen