nikolai geurov studied at the moscow conservatory.s singer of the bolshoi theater, alexander baturin. he was convinced that his student would become an excellent baretone, and then geurov moved to the class of rosa alberthasina. kolya, you have a hard time hitting high notes,” she said. i think you should sing in a bass voice. nikolai's diploma work in the opera training class was the role of don basilio in the russian opera. having graduated from the conservatory with a gold medal, geurov returned to his native bulgaria, but he bright hopes from the capital's stage were quickly dashed by the will of a bureaucrat official; the young singer was included in the corps of the provincial theater for the position of artist of the third category. however, he did not stay there, nikolai geurov’s career was saved by participation in competitions, he was recognized as the best at... his first performance in bologna in the role of mephistopheles was triumphant. on his thirtieth birthday, nikolai geurov received a gift; he was offered to perform