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PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: Patric Standford (1939-2014). Photo © 2011 Sophie Standford
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.

Boris Christoff

The Bulgarian bass, Boris Christoff, was born in Plovdiv on 18 May 1914. He studied singing in Italy where he first appeared professionally on the stage. His popularity in roles such as Boris Godunov became widespread in Europe and America. He died in Rome on 28 June 1993.

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