George Cehanovsky

George Cehanovsky (14 April 1892 – 25 March 1986) was a Russian, Soviet and American baritone and language coach who had a close association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for six decades. At the time of his death in 1986, he held the record for the most performances given by any artist at the Met with 2,394 performances, a number which has since been surpassed by only tenor Charles Anthony and conductor James Levine.

Birth and Death Data: Born Saint Petersburg (federal city and former capital of Russia), Died March 25, 1986 (Yorktown Heights (census-designated place in Westchester County, New York, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	D6RC-5899	12-in.	5/31/1946	Carmen, part 6	Anthony Amato ; Lucielle Browning ; George Cehanovsky ; Erich Leinsdorf ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Gladys Swarthout ; Thelma Votipka	Vocal quintet (soprano, 2 mezzo-sopranos, tenor, and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cehanovsky, George," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108693.

Cehanovsky, George. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108693.

"Cehanovsky, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

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