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Smirnov left an estimated 90 recordings, the first made c. 1909 and the last around two decades later. Many of these recordings are available on CD reissues by various labels. They confirm his stature as one of the best
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of 1917, preferring to continue his career in the West. Among the cities he visited were Berlin, Monte Carlo, Milan, Rome, Madrid and Buenos Aires. In 1929, he returned to the Soviet Union for a concert tour. Smirnov became a citizen of the
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Smirnov was equally comfortable performing lyric roles in
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