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Alexander Stepanovich Pirogov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Степа́нович Пирого́в;
1899-1964) was a Russian bass opera singer.
Pirogov was born in the village of Novosyolki, one of five sons of a
musical father. Four of the five brothers became singers, most notably
Grigory, also a bass. In 1924-1954, he was one of the main bass soloists
of the Bolshoi Theatre along with Mark Reizen, and Maxim Mikhailov. He
recorded under Samuil Samosud, Alexander Melik-Pashayev, Aleksandr Gauk,
Nikolai Golovanov, and Vassili Nebolsin. In 1955, he played Boris
Godunov in a film version, winning a medal in Italy. He never performed
outside the Soviet Union.
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