Autographs of Boris Christoff
Boris Christoff (Bulgarian: Борис Кирилов Христов, romanized: Boris Kirilov Hristov, IPA: ; 18 May 1914 – 28 June 1993) was a Bulgarian opera singer, widely considered one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.
He was born in Plovdiv on 18 May 1914 to parents Kyryl Christov and Rayna Teodorova. His grand-father Hristo Sovichanov had been a famous cantor at Bitola (then in the Ottoman Empire). Where he was singing in the Bulgarian Exarchist church, during the service many other believers (Turks, Jews) gathered in front of the church entrance to listen to him. Being also a Bulgarian revolutionary, as well as his son Kyryl, after the defeat of the Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising, they moved to Bulgaria. All three of Hristo's children were good singers, Kyryl (Boris Christoff's father) was a tenor, sang at secular and church choirs, sang also for Radio Sofia and for the Institute of Music at the BAS.
Boris Christoff demonstrated early his singing talent and sang at the famous choir Gusla. In 1938 he graduated in law and started a career as a magistrate. He continued singing in his spare time in the Gusla Chorus in Sofia, achieving an enormous success as the chorus soloist in 1940; he was also singing at the choir of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia and the Academic Choir. Thanks to a government grant, Christoff left in May 1942 for Italy where he was tutored for two years in the core Italian bass repertoire by the great baritone of an earlier generation, Riccardo Stracciari.
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Traded items with a signature of Boris Christoff
The most expensive item with a signature of Boris Christoff (Boris Christoff *SIGNED* Boris Godounov Andre Cluytens ED1 White Angel SAN 110-3) was sold in January 2023 for £120.00 while the cheapest item (Autograph Signed Paper Boris Christoff) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was September 2015 with an average selling price of £8.00 for an autographed item of Boris Christoff. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with £120.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was November 2014. In average, an autographed item from Boris Christoff is worth £17.99.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | AUTOGRAPHED Opera Programme CG 79 Don Carlos Boris Christoff Martina Arroyo | £17.99 |  |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Boris Christoff bass in Boris Godunov | £29.00 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Boris Christoff bass portrait | £24.99 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO OF OPERA SINGER Boris Christoff portrait | £17.99 | |
| BORIS CHRISTOFF (1914-1993) Bulgarian Bass Opera Singer Signed pic | £11.00 | |
| Boris Christoff *SIGNED* Boris Godounov Andre Cluytens ED1 White Angel SAN 110-3 | £120.00 | |
| Boris Christoff *SIGNED* Boris Godounov Andre Cluytens ED1 White Angel SAN 110-3 | £100.00 | |
| Boris Christoff Autograph + 3CD Boris Godunov Mussorgsky Cluytens EMI Signed | £50.00 | |
| BORIS CHRISTOFF original signed Glossy PHOTO 4x6 inch AUTOGRAPH *CLASSIC* | £19.99 | |
| Boris Christoff, Bulgarian Bass, SIGNED photograph by Fayer, 1974 | £10.00 | |
| Boris Christoff, Opera, Bulgarian Bass, SIGNED card, 1958 | £6.00 | |
| BORIS CHRISTOFF: Opera. Bass. Vintage 5 x 7 signed, inscribed photo. 1963. COA. | £24.99 | |
| Bulgarian Operatic Baritone, Boris CHRISTOFF Vintage signed 4x6+ photo | £9.00 | |
| Classical Bulgarian Bass - One of the Greats Boris CHRISTOFF signed white slip & | £2.93 | |
| OPERA - Rolando Panerai, & Boris Christoff signed album page | £1.50 | |
