Nikita Leonidovich Storozhev (Russian: Никита Леонидович Сторожев; 1950 – 17 April 2023) was a Russian-American bass opera singer.
Nikita Storojev performed in the world's major opera houses, concert halls and international festivals in Vienna, Paris, London, Milan, New York City, San Francisco, Florence, Munich, Tokyo, and Berlin.
Storojev had twenty-five commercial CDs and five DVDs, performed and recorded under the direction of conductors such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir John Pritchard, Claudio Abbado, Neeme Jarvi, John Nelson, Marius Jansons, Gennady Rozhdestvenski etc., and with singers such as Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti etc.
While teaching at The University of Texas, his students won national competitions, participated in young artist programs, and began professional careers.
As a teacher, Mr. Storojev also presented master classes around the world in Japan, Taiwan, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Mexico, as well as in the United States.