Alexei Maslennikov

Alexei Dimitrievitch Maslennikov (born September 9, 1929 in Novocherkassk, Russia) is a Russian tenor. In 1953 he studied at the Moscow Conservatory and in 1955 became a member of the Bolshoi Theatre where he remained into the late 1990s. His vocal style is often compared to that of Gerhard Stolze as both men shared a likeness in singing Sprechgesang.