The Resume

(February 13, 1873-April 12, 1938)
Born in Kazan, Russian Federation
Signature roles included the title role in Mussorgsky's 'Boris Godunov' and Mephistopholes in Gounod's 'Faust' and Boito's 'Mefistofole'
Also recorded Russian folk songs and popularized 'The Song of the Volga Boatmen'
Wrote the autobiography 'Man and Mask: Forty Years in the Life of a Singer' (1932)

Why he might be annoying:

His first name was also spelled Fyodor, while his last name was also spelled Shalyapin.
When he portrayed Basilio in 'The Barber of Seville' at the Metropolitan Opera House, he injected 'realism' into his performance by picking his nose and wiping his fingers on his costume.
He hogged the spotlight on stage, with Rosa Ponselle commenting, 'If a colleague gave him an inch, he would steal the entire scene.'

Why he might not be annoying:

The directors of the Metropolitan Opera translated only his negative reviews to keep him from demanding a raise.
The Soviet government declared him an 'enemy of the revolution' and seized his property.
Arturo Toscanini said he was the greatest operatic talent he had ever worked with.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 15]
• I Died in 1938 (Ranked: 65)
• I Have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[C-E]
• I Have Leukemia
• I Portrayed Don Quixote
• Opera Singers and Composers
• Profiles 24001-24250 (Ranked: 24147)
• Sixty-Nine

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 79 Votes: 53.16% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 73.08% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 73 Votes: 64.38% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 77 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 70 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 223 Votes: 43.50% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 302 Votes: 42.05% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 243 Votes: 68.31% Annoying