Mikhail Pirogov graduated from Tchaikovsky College in Ulan-Ude and the St. Petersburg State Conservatory. His repertoire includes Turridu in Cavalleria Rusticana, Canio in l Pagliacci, Herman in Pique Dame, Andrey in Mazeppa, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Radames in Aida, Don Jose in Carmen, Riccardo in Un Ballo in Maschera, Count Vaudémont in Iolanthe and many others. He performs among others in the opera houses of Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Bolshoi Theatre Moscow and the Novosibirsk State Opera. This is his Israeli Opera debut.