hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli mˈɛmɚɹəbəl ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾɚɹ ʌv bˈɔːɹɪs ænd dˈɑːsaɪfi ɪnðə tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst ˈɑːpɚɹəz ʌv mʌsˈoːɹɡski bˈɔːɹɪs ɡˈɑːdʒuːnˌɑːv ænd kˈɑːvɐnʃtʃˌaɪnə.
He became a particularly memorable interpreter of Boris and Dosifey in the two greatest operas of Mussorgsky (Boris Godunov and Khovanshchina).