Leonid Baratov

Leonid Vasilyevich Baratov (Леонид Васильевич Баратов) (April 1 (O.S. March 20), 1895, Moscow – July 22, 1964, Moscow) was a Soviet opera director and People's Artist of the RSFSR (1958).

Leonid Baratov was awarded Stalin Prizes on several occasions (1943, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952), three orders, and numerous medals.

Biography
Leonid Baratov was born on 1 April 1895 in Moscow. He studied at the law faculty of Moscow University.