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2Luck Concepts SARA Artists
Presents
Music by
JOHANN STRAUSS
Lyrics by CARL
HAFFNER & RICHARD GENÉ
CAST
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Eisenstein |
Anatoly Ponomarev, Honored Artist of Russia Dmitriy Ponomarev Nikolay
Dorozhkin
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Rosalinde |
Yulia Korpacheva Maria Lobasheva Ekaterina
Oblezova, Honored
Artist of Russia
Svetlana Sozdateleva |
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Adele |
Anastasia Belukova Anna Grechishkina Olga Orlovskaya Tatiana
Kuindzhi
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Alfred |
Vladimir Bolotin Sergey Braga Mikhail Serychev Nikolay Dorozhkin |
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Dr. Falke |
Sergey
Kostyuk
Igor
Tarasov, Honored Artist of Russia
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Prince Orlovsky
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Elena Gushchina, Honored Artist of Russia Svetlana Rossiyskaya Ksenia Vyaznikova |
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Frank |
Nikolay
Suslov
Mikhail
Davydov
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Dr. Blind |
Vladimir Bolotin Andrey Palamarchuk Mikhail Serychev |
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Ida |
Elena Gushchina, Honored Artist of Russia Svetlana Rossiyskaya Ksenia Vyaznikova |
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Clowns-Mimes |
Mikhail Lyakhov Matvey Matveev |
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Concertmaster |
Vladimir Rodionov |
Cast bios
Anastasia Belukova (soprano) Adele
Born in Krasnodar, Ms
Belukova graduated from the Krasnodar music college in 2001. She is a student
at the Russian Academy of Theatral Arts, pr.D.Bertman. Soloist with Helikon
Opera since 2002, her repertoire includes: Lizetta in Bach’s Kaffeecantate and
Caroline in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand.
Vladimir Bolotin (tenor) Alfred, Dr. Blind
Born in 1973, Mr Bolotin
finished musical school in 1998 and went on to graduate from the Moscow
Institute of Culture. He joined Helikon-Opera Theater as a chorus singer and
has been a soloist since 1999. He has taken part in many tours around the
world, including Lebanon, Italy, Austria, Spain, France and the USA. His wide
repertoire features such roles as; Tenore in Bach’s The Coffee Cantata, Maler
in Berg’s Lulu, Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen, Pierre and Alexis in Gretry’s
Pierre le Grand, Albert Gregor in Janáček‘s Věc Macropulos, Oebalus
in Mozart’s Apollo et Hyacinthus, Nathanael in Offenbach’s Les Contes
d’Hoffmann, Chevalier in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Fenton and
Bardolfo in Verdi’s Falstaff, Malcolm in Verdi’s Macbeth, Gaston in Verdi’s La
Traviata, Kashey in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kaschey the Immortal, Andrei and Iskra in
Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Zinovij Borisovitch, Teacher and Shabby peasant in Shostakovich’s
Lady Macbeth of the Mzensk’s district.
Sergey Braga (tenor) Alfred
S.Braga was born in Klintzi
and graduated from music school in 1987 as a violonist. In 1991 he graduated
from Gomel Music college as a vocalist and in 1998, he graduated from St.Peterburg
Conservatory, in Pluznikov’s and Fedotova’s class. Since 1994 he has sung with
the Mussorgski Malij Opera Theater and the St.Peterburg’s Musical Comedy
Theatre. Since 2005 he has been a soloist with Helikon Opera Theater. His
repertoire includes Alfredo in Verdi's La Traviata, Lensky in Tchaikovsky's
Evgeny Onegin, Likov in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's bride.
Mikhail Davydov (baritone) Frank
Born in Moscow, Mr Davydov
graduated from the Musical School of the Moscow Conservatory in 1995. Five years
later, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory (prof. A.Loshak's class) and
became a soloist with Helikon Opera. He was awarded Special prizes for “Best
performance of Russian music” and “Young Talent” at the International Francisco
Vinas Lyric Competition in Barcelone (2000) and 2nd prize at the 1st Elena
Obraztsova International Vocal Camera Competition (2000). In 2001 he obtained a
diploma from the International Vocal Competition "Hans Gabor
Belvedere" in Vienna (Austria) and a Diploma from the 2nd Elena Obraztsova
International Vocal Camera Competition (2001). Mr Davydov has sung on tour in
Great Britain, France, Spain and China. His repertoire includes; Mikael in Bach’s Bauernkantate, Dr.Schons in
Berg’s Lulu, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Georges in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand,
1st Actor, Lion in Lamp’s Pyramus and Thisbe, Don Alfonso in Mozart’s Cosi fan
Tutti, Don Giovanni in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Lindorf, Coppelius, Dapertutto,
Miracle in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Marquis de la Force in Poulenc’s
Dialogues des Carmelites, Falstaff in Verdi’s Falstaff, Poprishin in Budko’s
Notes of the Fool, Old Gypsy in Rachmaninov’s Aleko and the title role in
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Nikolai Dorozhkin (tenor) Eisenstein, Alfred
Born in Moscow, Mr Dorazhkin
was a soloist of the Children’s Choir of The Bolshoi Theatre. He graduated from
the Gnessins’ Liceo as an Actor of Music theatre and went on to study at the
Moscow Conservatory with Yury Grigoriev.
He continued his studies privately with Claude Thiolas in Italy. In 1998
participated in Master classes in Modena (Italy), Mr Arrigo Pola. First Prize
in the II. International Singing Competition Budapest. Soloist of "Helikon
opera" from 1998. Recording of CD: “Orfeo ed Euridice” by J.Haydn in
Finland; conductor R.Bonynge, “Cendrillon” by Nicolo Isouard at the
Stanislavsky-Nemirovich Danchenko Theatre, Moscow, conductor R.Bonynge, “Demon”
by Alexander Feht. Tours: Germany, Hungary, Japan, Finland, Italy, France,
Austria, Spain, USA, Lebanon, Belgium, Greece. His repertoire: Flavio in
Bellini’s Norma, Jose in Bizet’s Carmen, Eolo in Cavalli’s Didona, Edgardo in
Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Tonio in Donizetti’s La Figlia del Reggimento,
Nemorino in Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore, Pierre in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand,
Orfeo in Haydn’s Orfeo et Euridica, Albert Gregor in Janáček‘s Věc
Macropulos, Pyramus in Lampe’s Pyramus and Thisbe, Camille de Rosillon in
Lehár’s Die Lustige Witwe, Canio in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, Tamino in
Mozart’s Die Zauberflute, Tito in Mozart’s La Clemenza de Tito, Prince in
Nicolo di Malta’s Cendrillon, Hoffmann in Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann,
Chevalier in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Rodolfo in Puccini’s La
Boheme, Conte Almaviva in Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia, Ramiro in
Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Radames in Verdi’s Aida, Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff,
Macduff in Verdi’s Macbeth, Ismaele in Verdi’s Nabucco, Duca di Mantova in
Verdi’s Rigoletto, Alfredo in Verdi’s La Traviata, Dom Gerom in Prokofiev’s
Betrothal in a Monastery (The Duenna), Likov in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's
bride, Kashey in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kaschey the Immortal, Sergey and Zinovij
Borisovitch in Shostacovitch’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s
Eugene Onegin, Vodemon in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, Andrei in Tchaikovsky’s
Mazeppa, Herman in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.
Nikolay Galin (bass) Frank
Born in Donetskaia Oblast, Mr
Galin graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatoire in 1982 and
sang as a concert soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic Society. Since 1992 he has been a soloist with
Helikon Opera Theater and has toured extensively in Germany, Italy, USA,
Belgium, the Netherlands and France. His large repertoire features: Schigolch
in Berg’s Lulu, Zuniga in Bizet’s Carmen, Jeronimo in Cimarosa Il Matrimonio
Segreto, Mepistopheles in Gounod’s Faust, Le Fort in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand,
Stage Hand in Janacek’s Vec Macropulos, Hermann and Schlemil in Offenbach's Les
Contes d'Hoffmann, The Bonze in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Timur in Puccini’s
Turandot, Basilio in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Seviglia, Ramfis and Il Re in
Verdi’s Aida, Philippe and Grand Inquisiteur in Verdi’s Don Carlo, Padre
Guardiano in Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, Pistola in Verdi’s Falstaff, Banco
in Verdi’s Macbeth, Grenvil in Verdi’s La Traviata, Monterone in Verdi’s
Rigoletto, Konchak and Galitzky in Borodin’s Prince Igor, Farlaf and Svyatozar
in Glinka’s Ruslan and Lyudmila, Pimen and Police officer in Musorgsky’s Boris
Godunov, Peter the 1st and Makary in Petrov’s Peter the 1st, Mendoza in
Prokofiev’s The Duenna, Buria-Bogatir in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kashey the Immortal,
Polkan in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel, Saltan and Sea captain in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Sobakin and Malyuta in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, Gudal and Old Servant in Rubinstein’s
Demon, Boris Timofeevitch, Priest and old prisonner in Shostakovich’s Lady
Macbeth of the Mzensk’s distric, Gremin and Zaretsky in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene
Onegin.
Anna Grechishkina (soprano) Adele
Grechishkina Anna was born in
Tula and graduated from The Moscow State Pedagogical University. From 1997 she
sang as a soloist in the Natalia Sats Children's musical theatre during which
time she participated in B.Vajkl's master-class (Metropolitan) – with the role
of Konstanze ("Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail”). She was awarded first
prize in the "Student's Spring" (Vladimir, 1995) and since 2001 she
has been a soloist with Helikon Opera Theater. Tours include: France, Austria,
Lebanon, Germany and Japan. Roles in her repertoire feature: Micaela in Bizet’s
Carmen, Catherine in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand, Melia in Mozart’s Apollo et
Hyacinthus, Konstanze in Mozart’s Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, die Konigin
der Nacht in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Olympia in Offenbach’s Les Contes
d’Hoffmann, Serpina in Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Soeur Constance in
Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Violetta in
Verdi’s La Traviata, Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Queen of Shemakhan in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel, Snow Maiden in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The
Snow Maiden, Tzarevna in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kashchei the Immortal and Prilepa in
Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.
Elena Gushchina
(mezzo-soprano) Prince Orlofsky, Ida
Honored Artist of Russia
Elena Gushchina was born in
Moscow. In 1983 she graduated from the Moscow Academy of Performing Arts where
she studied with Professor Boris Pokrosky and immediately joined the Moscow
Chamber Music Theater. There she performed all the leading mezzo-soprano parts,
including Shostakovich’s ”The Nose”, Rossini’s ”ll Cambiale di Matrimonio”,
Peri’s ”Dafne”, Walton’s ”The Bear”, etc. She toured worldwide with the theater
and in 1993 Ms Gushchina made her debut at the Vienna Chamber Opera in Rossini’s
”La Scala di Seta”. She then appeared in the title role of Massenet’s
”Cherubin” and as Larina in Tchaikovsky’s ”Eugene Onegin”, also at Vienna
Chamber Opera. In the summer of 1994 she performed the role of Cherubino in ”Le
Nozze di Figaro” at the festival ”Mozart in Schoenbrunn” in Vienna. Since the
beginning of the 94/95 season, Gushchina has been a soloist with the Helikon
Opera Company. In 1995 she successfully performed as the Countess in
Tchaikovsky’s ”The Queen of Spades” at Wexford Festival Opera. Tours have
included; Great Britain, Spain, Lebanon, Austria, France and USA. Her
repertoire encompasses all the great mezzo roles such as: Carmen in Bizet’s
Carmen, Genevieve in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand, Apollo in Mozart’s Apollo et
Hyacinthus, Cherubino in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Muse, Nicklausse in
Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Madame de Croissy in Poulenc’s Dialogues des
Carmelites, Clarina in Rossini’s La Cambiale di Matrimonio, Rosina in Rossini’s
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Amneris in Verdi’s Aida, Meg in Verdi’s Falstaff,
Flora in Verdi’s La Traviata, Neighbor in Stravinsky’s Mavra, Kasheevna in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kaschey the Immortal, Lubasha, Duniasha in Rimsky-Korsakov ’s
The Tsar’s Bride, Podtochina in Shostakovich’s The Nose, Larina in
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Martha in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta and the Countess
in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.
Yulia Korpacheva (soprano) Rosalinde
Born in Frunze, Ms Korpacheva
graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and has been a soloist with Helikon
Opera since 2000. Other engagements have included performances with the
Conservatoire’s Ensemble of Ancient music, with the «Moscow Soloists» Chamber
orchestra, Orchestra of the Saint Louis en l’Ile Festival, Lithuanian National
Orchestra and others. She has
collaborated with such musicians as Bashmet, Kremer, Sir Simon Rattle and
Voldemar Nelson. Ms Korpacheva has participated in such festivals as: «Elba,
European Musical Island» Italy, «La Musique de l’Ocean» France, Nights of
December, Salzburg’s summer festival, Radio France Montpellier and others.
Performed on the stage of Carnegie Hall (New York) and other famous stages in
the USA and Japan. Recordings include «The Russian seasons» with Gideon Kremer
and his Kremerata Baltica. Tours: Great Britain, France, Austria, USA, Italy,
Japan. Her repertoire: Lizetta in Bach’s Kaffeecantate, Catherine in Gretry’s
Pierre le Grand, Thisbe in Lampe’s Pyramus and Thisbe, Melia in Mozart’s Apollo
et Hyacinthus, Blanche de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Elle
in Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, Fata Morgana Prokofiev’s The Love for Three
Oranges, Aksinia in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Parasha in
Stravinsky’s Mavra and Tatiana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Sergey Kostyuk (bariton) Dr. Falke
Sergey Kostyuk was born in
Moscow where he graduated from the Gnesin Russian Music Academy in 1994,
studying singing with Professor Vladimir Scherbakov. Since 1993 he has been a
soloist with Moscow State Helikon Opera Theater. In 1977 he was honored as a Gold
medalist of the World Championship of Performing Arts in Los Angeles (1997).
Although he began his singing career as a baritone, he now sings some tenor
roles. Tours include: Lebanon, USA, Great Britain, France, Italy, Austria. His
repertoire: le Dancaďre and Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Professor in
Hindemith’s Hin und Zuruck, Tonio and Silvio in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci,
Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, Baron and Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata, Rangoni in
Musorgsky’s Boris Godunov, Tsarevich in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kaschey the Immortal,
Grigory Griasnoi in Rimsky-Korsakov ’s The Tsar’s Bride, Onegin in
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Mazeppa in Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Maturin in
Gretry’s Pierre le Grand, Vitek in Janáček‘s Věc Macropulos, Pretre
in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites and Herman in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of
Spades.
Tatiana Kuindzhi (soprano) Adele
Honored Artist of Russia
Born in Moscow, Ms Kuidzhi
graduated from Moscow Gnessin Music Academy in 1986. Since 1991, she has
studied with Professor Gertruda Troyanova. In 1986-1991 she performed with the
Moscow Music Theatre «The Third Dimension». In 1992-1998 she was a soloist with
the Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet House in Perm’. In 1996 she performed the
Russian premiere of Ghiya Kanchelli’s «Lament» for soprano and orchestra and,
also in 1996 she was awarded a National Theatre Award «The Golden Mask» winner
for the best female role. Since 1998 she has been a soloist with Helikon Opera
Theatre. Tours: Germany (including Musikfestspiele Festival in Potsdam),
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Spain, USA. Her repertoire features: Lulu
in Berg’s Lulu, Michaela in Bizet’s Carmen, Norina in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale,
Nedda in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, Despina in Mozart’s Cosi’ fan tutte,
Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Blonde in Mozart’s Die Entfuhrung aus der
Serail, Konigin der Nacht in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Olympia and Antonia in
Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Rachelina in Paisiello’s The beautiful
Miller’s Wife, Blanche de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites,
Musetta in Puccini’s La Boheme, Rosina in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia,
Anaida in Rossini’s Mosč in Egitto, Nannetta in Verdi’s Falstaff, Gilda in
Verdi’s Rigoletto, Violetta in Verdi’s La Traviata, Queen of Shemakhan in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel, Snowmaiden in Rimsky-Korsakov’s
Snegourochka, Martha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride
Maria Lobasheva (soprano) Rosalinde
Born in Moscow, Ms Lobasheva
graduated from the Gnessin music school in 1997 and in 2003, she also graduated
from Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS). Since 2004, she has been a
soloist with Helikon Opera. Her repertoire includes: Caroline in Gretry’s
Pierre le Grand, Soeur Mathilde in Poulence’s Les Dialogues des Carmelites, in
Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, Lisa in
Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Mikhail Lyakhov (actor) Clown- Mime
Born in Baltijsk, Mr Lyakhov
graduated from the Russian Theatrical Arts Academy (GITIS) in 2001. where he studied acting with prof. Hejfetz.
From 2001, he worked at the Kaliningrad Music Theater „Na Basmannoj“. From 2002
up to the present, Mr Lyakhov has been a Helikon Opera artist.
He has toured in Lebanon,
Germany and his theatrical credits include: Strimador in Aristophan’s
Lysistrata, Mack the Knife in Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera, Henry Higgins in
B.Shaw and A.Lerner’s My Fair Lady, Dikoj in Ostrovski Storm and Don Juan in
Pushkin’s Stone guest.
Matvey Matveev (actor) Clown- Mime
Born in Kaliningrad, Mr
Matveev graduated from the Experimental Theatral Studio, pr. Bukharin in 1997.
In 2001 he graduated from the Russian Theatrical Arts Academy (GITIS), where he
studied acting with prof. Hejfetz. From 2001 he worked at Kaliningrad Music
Theater „Na Basmannoj“
From 2002 up to the present,
he has been a Helikon Opera artist. Tours include; Lebanon and Germany.
Theatrical credits includes: Peachum in Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera, Freddy
in B.Shaw and A.Lerner’s My Fair Lady, Josef in Verdi’s La Traviata, Tikhon in
Ostrovski Storm, Ahab in Melville’s Moby Dick.
Ekaterina Oblezova (soprano) Rosalinde
Honored Artist of Russia
Ms Oblezova was born in
Moscow and, in 1994 graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod State Glinka
Conservatory.
Since 1993, she began working
with Helikon Opera Theater as a choral singer and subsequently as Theater
soloist. Her strong point is temperamental roles in comic operas. One of her
first solo roles was Ida from Strauss’s Die Fledermaus . Ida is a very funny
and touching role which endears her to audiences. Her performances are always psychologically exact and
recognizable. Ekaterina Oblezova – is an artist who possesses a broad and
colorful palette. Directing became a
natural continuation of her creative leanings and as assistant to the director
she worked on Verdi’s Macbeth (directed by Denis Krief); Rimsky-Korsakov ’s The
Tsar’s Bride, Kashey the Immortal, Berg’s Lulu - and many more performances
directed by Dmitry Bertman. Tours: Lebanon, Great Britain, France, USA, Israel,
Spain, Italy. Her repertoire: Micaela and Mercedes in Bizet’s Carmen, Caroline
in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand, Komorna in Janáček‘s Věc Macropulos,
Nedda in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, Stella, Giulietta and Antonia’s mother in
Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Mere Marie and Soeur Mathilde in Poulenc’s
Dialogues des Carmelites, Dama in Verdi’s Macbeth, Meg in Verdi’s Falstaff,
Anna in Verdi’s Nabucco, Annina and Flora in Verdi’s La Traviata, Amelfa in
Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Golden Cockerel, Tsarevna Swan in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The
Tale of Tsar Saltan, Martha, Saburova, Petrovna, Duniasha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s
The Tsar’s Bride, Larina in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Milovzor in
Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Laura in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta.
Olga Orlovskaya (soprano) Adele
Born in Moscow, Ms Orlovskaya
graduated from the Russian Academy of Music (Gnessin Academy). From 2002 she
has sung with the Moscow Theatre “Novaya Orera” and has sung in the
“St-Peterburg Palaces” Festival. Since 2004, she has been a soloist with
Helikon Opera. Diploma of the Music-Theatre Festival “Norway Culture”. Tours:
Belgium, Switzerland, France, Germany. Her repertoire: Donizetti’s Lucia di
Lammermoor, Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Donizetti’s Maria Stuart, Offenbach’s Les
Contes d’Hoffmann, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Puccini’s La Boheme,
Verdi’s La Traviata, Verdi’s Nabucco, Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Tchaikovsky’s
Mazeppa and Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Andrey Palamarchuk (tenor) Dr.
Blind
Mr Palamarchuk was born in
Norilsk where he graduated from the music college in 1997. He joined Helikon Opera Theater as
a chorus singer and became a soloist in 1999. Tours: Lebanon, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, USA, Israel, Spain,
Italy. His repertoire: Prinz, Kammerdiener, Marquis in Berg’s Lulu, Gaston and
Josef in Verdi’s La Traviata, Bardolfo in Verdi’s Falstaff, Teacher and Shabby
peasant in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mzensk’s distric and Gilio in
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Anatoly Ponomarev (tenor) Eisenstein
Honored Artist of Russia
Anatoly Ponomarev was born in
Sverdlovsk. In 1988 he graduated from the Sverdlovsk Musorgsky Conservatory
where he studied singing with prof. V.Gurevitch. In 1991 A.Ponomarev became the
Laureate of the Chaliapin International Singing Competition in Kasan.
He was a soloist with the
theaters of Samara, Barnaul and St-Petersburg. He has performed at the Hungarian
State Opera and with the Moscow Municipal New Opera. Since 1997, he has been a
soloist with Helikon Opera Theater. He has toured in France and Holland. His
repertoire: Ernesto in Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, Hauk Schendorf in
Janáček‘s Věc Macropulos, Hoffmann in Offenbach’s Les Contes
d’Hoffmann, Pretre in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites, Almaviva in Rossini's
Il Barbiere di Sivigfia, Ramiro in Rossini's la Cenerentola, Alfredo in Verdi's
La Traviata, Il duke In Verdi's Rigoletto, Jakopo in Verdi's I due Foscari,
Fenton in Verdi’s Falstaff, Vladimir in Borodin's Prince Igor, Genaro in
Prokofiev's Maddalena, Young gypsy in Rachmaninoff's Aleko, Indian Guest in
Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko, Likov and Bomely in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Tsar's
bride, Astrologer in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden cockerel, Mozart in
Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri, Kashey in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kaschey the
Immortal, Sergei in Schostacovitch’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, Vodemon in
Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Evgeny Onegin.
Dmitriy Ponomarev (tenor) Eisenstein
Dmitriy Ponomarev was born in
Berezniki and graduated from the Nizhnij Novgorod Conservatory in 2000 in
pr.Kozmin’s class. He worked with the Nizhnij Novgorod Chamber theater and Perm
Opera and, since 2004 he has been a soloist with Helikon Opera Theater. He has
performed in France and Israel. His repertoire: Jose in Bizet’s Carmen, Nadir
in Bizet’s Les Pecheurs de Perles, Nemorino in Donizetti’s L'Elisir d'Amore,
Faust in Gounod’s Faust, Spacos in Massenet’s Cleopatre, Ferrando in Mozart’s
Cosi’ fan tutte, Almaviva in Rossini's Il Barbiere di Sivigfia, Alfredo in
Verdi's La Traviata, Ismaele in Verdi’s Nabucco, Vladimir in Borodin's Prince
Igor, Mozart in Rimsky-Korsakov's Mozart and Salieri, Likov in Rimsky-Korsakov's
The Tsar's bride, Andrei in Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Charles in Tchaikovsky’s The
Maid of Orleans and Lensky in Tchaikovsky's Evgeny Onegin.
Svetlana Rossiyskaya
(mezzo-soprano) Prince Orlofsky,Ida
Born in Gus-Khrustalny, Ms
Rossiyskaya graduated from Moscow Music Ippolitov-Ivanov Liceo as choirmaster
in 1986. From 1989 to 1994 she was a soloist with the Moscow State Chamber
Choir directed by Vladimir Minin. In 1994 she graduated from the Moscow
Conservatory Liceo as vocalist. She went on to graduate from the Moscow Academy
of Professional Arts as an opera actress in 1997. In 1996 she was a finalist in
the International Queen Elisabeth Vocal Competition in Brussels. In 1999 she
became a soloist of Helikon Opera Theatre. Tours: France, Spain, Israel, Italy,
Japon, Austria, Germany. Her repertoire: Grafin Geschwitz in Berg’s Lulu,
Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, Caroline in Gretry’s Pierre le Grand, Krista in
Janáček‘s Věc Macropulos, Apollo in Mozart’s Apollo et Hyacinthus,
Cerubino in Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Mere Marie in Poulenc’s Dialogues des
Carmelites, Amneris in Verdi’s Aida, Meg in Verdi’s Falstaff, Flora in Verdi’s
La Traviata, Dama in Verdi’s Macbeth, Lubasha in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Tsar's
Bride, Sonetka in Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mzensk’s distric, Mother
in Stravinsky’s Mavra, Olga in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Lubov Kothubey in
Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa and Polina in Tchaikovsky’s Queen of Spades.
Mikhail Serychev (tenor) Alfred, Dr. Blind
Born in Ulan-Ude, Mr Serychev
graduated from Gnessin Russian Music School in 1983 where she studied singing
with Professor Alexandrova. He sang in the rock groups «Rush-hour» and «Master»
and was in the cast of the Russian version of „Jesus Christ Superstar“ in the
part of Jesus which was recorded. Since 1999, he has been a soloist with
Helikon Opera Theater. His first role was the Astrologue in “The Golden
Cockerel” by Rimsky-Korsakov. He is a laureate of many Russian Music
Competitions. Tours: Lebanon, Italy, Spain, France, USA, Great Britain. His
repertoire: Tenore in Bach’s The Coffee Cantata, Mahler in Berg’s Lulu,
Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen, Hauk Schendorf in Janáček’s Vec Makropulos,
2nd Actor, Moon, Wall in Lampe’s Pyramus and Thisbe, Peppe in Leoncavallo’s I
Pagliacci, Oebalus in Mozart’s Apollo et Hyacinthus, Natanael and Spalanzani in
Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Pretre and 1st Commissaire in Poulence’s Les
Dialogues des Carmelites, Messaggero in Verdi’s Aida, Malcolm in Verdi’s
Macbeth, Abdallo in Verdi’s Nabucco, Gaston in Verdi’s La Traviata, Dr.Cajus in
Verdi’s Falstaff, Astrologue in Rimsky-Korsakov ’s The Golden Cockerel, Bomely
in Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Tsar’s Bride, Shabby peasant in Shostakovich’s Lady
Macbeth of the Mzensk’s district and Tricke in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.
Svetlana Sozdateleva (soprano) Rosalinde
Born in Moscow, Ms
Sozdateleva graduated from the Music School - class of violin; the Music
College at the Moscow Conservatory – in the choir master class. In 1996, she
attended Sveshnikov’s Choral Academy where her specialty was "solo
singing" and in 1999 she began an assistant-period of training at the
faculty of solo singing (class of V. P.Aleksandrova). Since 1999 she has been a
soloist with Helikon Opera. She made her debut in the role of Katerina in
Shostakovich’s «Lady Macbeth of Mzensk». Winner of the 3rd Russian Competition
of young vocalists in 1995 in Moscow (2nd prize). Tours: Italy, Great Britain,
France, Spain. Her repertoire: Carmen in Bizet’s Carmen, Emilia Marty in
Janacek’s Vec Makropulos, Madame Lidoine in Poulence’s Dialogues des
Carmelites, Tosca in Puccini’s Tosca, Aida in Verdi’s Aida, Abigaille in
Verdi’s Nabucco, Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, Maddalena in Prokofiev’s
Maddalena, Saburova in Rimsky-Korsakov ’s The Tsar’s Bride, Katerina in
Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of the Mzensk’s distric, Maria in Tchaikovsky’s
Mazeppa and Lisa in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.
Igor Tarasov (baritone) Dr. Falke
Honored Artist of Russia
Born in Moscow, Mr Tarasov
graduated from the Russian Gnesin Musical Academy in 1994. In 1993 he started
with the “probation group” at the Bolshoi Theater. He has been a soloist with
Helikon Opera Theater since 1993. Tours: Bulgaria, Ireland, Great Britain, USA,
Lebanon, Austria, Italy, Estonia, France, Spain. His repertoire: Dr.Schons in
Berg’s Lulu, Escamillo in Bizet’s Carmen, Dr.Malatesta in Donizetti’s Don
Pasquale, Silvio, Prologue in Leoncavallo’s I Pagliacci, Conte d’Almaviva in
Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Marquis de la Force in Poulenc’s Dialogues des
Carmelites, Marcello in Puccini’s La Boheme, Amonasro in Verdi’s Aida, Renato
in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, Miller in in Verdi’s Luisa Miller, Rodrigo in
Verdi’s Don Carlo, Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, Germont in Verdi’s La Traviata,
Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, Nabucco in Verdi’s Nabucco, Don Carlos in
Dargomijsky’s Stone guest, Stenio in Prokofiev’s Maddalena, Onegin in
Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Robert in Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta, Mazeppa in
Tchaikovsky’s Mazeppa, Eletsky and Tomsky in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.
Ksenia Vyaznikova
(mezzo-soprano) Prince Orlofsky, Ida
Ms Vyaznikova was born in
Moscow where she graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1998. From 1996-1998
she was a student singer at the Vienna Musical Academy with professor I.Vamzer.
At the Vienna State Opera, she performed Azucena in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore”,
Cherubino in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”. In 1998 she made her debut at the
Czech National Opera in «Carmen» and «Samson et Dalila». In 2000, she took part
in an international project around Mozart’s «Le Nozze di Figaro» where she
performed Cherubino. In 2003, with Italian conductor Marko Boemi, and director
Denis Krief, she took part in Verdi's «Nabucco» in the role of Fenena. In 2003,
she sang in the first opera festival «Samara Spring» where she performed
Amneris in Verdi’s “Aida”. She also
took part in the Sobinov and Shaliapin festivals where she won the following
awards; 1st prize in the Schubert competition, 2nd prize in the
Pechkovskiy competition (Vocalists in Bolshoy), a diploma in the
Rimsky-Korsakov competition. She was a prize winner also in «New name of the
Planet». She was Cherubino in Mozart’s «Le Nozze di Figaro» for a TV
production. Ms Vyaznikova has been a
soloist with Helikon Opera since 2001. Tour: Great Britain, France, Austria,
Italy. Her repertoire: Grafin Geschwitz in Berg’s Lulu, Carmen in Bizet’s
Carmen, Cherubino and Marcellina in Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Sextus in
Mozart’s La Clemenza de Tito, la Prieure (Madame de Croissy) in Poulenc’s
Dialogues des Carmelites, Amneris and Supreme Priestess in Verdi’s Aida, Fenena
in Verdi’s Nabucco, Mrs.Quickly in Verdi’s Falstaff, Ulrica in Verdi’s Un Ballo
in Maschera, Maddalena in Verdi’s Rigoletto, Azucena in Verdi’s Il Trovatore,
Konchakovna in Borodin’s Prince Igor, Marina Mnichek in Musorgsky’s Boris
Godunov, Marfa in Musorgsky’s Khovanshchina, Lubasha in Rimsky-Korsakov ’s The
Tsar’s Bride, Kasheevna in Rimsky-Korsakov’s Kashey the Immortal, Podtochina in
Shostakovich’s The Nose, Mother in Stravinsky’s Mavra, Olga in Tchaikovsky’s
Eugene Onegin and the Countess and Polina in Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades.