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Ivan A. Melnikov (Russian: Иван Мельников) (March 4, 1832 – July 8, 1906) was a famous baritone opera singer.
He was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and made his debut role in 1867 as Riccardo in Bellini's I puritani. Other notable roles are:
- Prince Igor in Prince Igor (Borodin)
- Tsar Boris in Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky)
- Vasily Kochubey in Mazeppa (Tchaikovsky)
- The demon in The Demon (Rubinstein)
- Prince Nikita Kurlyatev in The Enchantress (Tchaikovsky)
- William Ratcliff in William Ratcliff (César Cui)
...and many others.