Smirnov became a member of the Bolshoi company in Moscow , from 1904 to 1910 , and then of the Imperial Opera , St Petersburg , from 1910 to 1917 .
Smirnov became a member of the Bolshoi company in Moscow , singing there from 1904 to 1910 . 
 He then sang at the Imperial Opera , St Petersburg , from 1910 to 1917 .