Vladimir Galuzin

Tenor

• People's Artist of Russia
• Recipient of the Casta Diva Russian opera prize as "Singer of the Year" for his interpretation of Herman in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades (1999)
• Holder of the honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa and the title "Tenor of the Year" (for his interpretation of Herman in The Queen of Spades), conferred by the National Music University in Bucharest, the Rumanian National Opera House and the BIS Rumanian Cultural Foundation (2008)

Vladimir Galuzin was born in Rubtsovsk (Altai Region). He graduated from the  Novosibirsk Glinka Conservatoire in 1984. He was a soloist with the  Novosibirsk Theatre of Operetta from 1980-88, and with the Novosibirsk Theatre of Opera and Ballet in 1988-89. In 1989 he joined the St Petersburg Chamber Opera Company. He has been a Mariinsky Theatre soloist since 1990.

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes:
Vladimir Igorevich (Prince Igor)
Andrei Khovansky (Khovanshchina)
the Pretender (Boris Godunov)
Kochkarev (The Wedding)
Lensky (Eugene Onegin)
Mikhailo Tucha (The Maid of Pskov)
Herman (The Queen of Spades)
Sadko (Sadko)
Grishka Kuterma, Prince Vsevolod (The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia)
Albert (The Miserly Knight)
Alexei (The Gambler)
Agrippa of Nettesheim (The Fiery Angel)
Sergei (Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District)
Otello (Otello)
Don Carlo (Don Carlo)
Radames (Aida)
Canio (I pagliacci)
Cavaradossi (Tosca)
Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly)
Calaf (Turandot)
Grieux (Manon Lescaut)

Vladimir Galuzin is one of the world's leading tenors. He is recognised as the best interpreter of the roles of Otello and Herman, which he has sung At the  majority of opera houses in Europe and the USA. He appears as a guest soloist at the Netherlands Opera, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, L'Opera de la Bastille, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the  Metropolitan Opera, as well as at the atres in Vienna, Florence, Milan, Salzburg, Madrid, Amsterdam, Dresden and New York. He is also a frequent guest at international festivals in Bregenz, Salzburg (Austria), Edinburgh (Scotland), Moncerrato (Spain), Verona (Italy) and Orange (France).
In 2008 Vladimir Galuzin gave solo concerts at Carnegie Hall and the New Jersey Opera House, and also sang the role of Canio at the Houston Grand Opera.

Vladimir Galuzin has taken part in recordings of Khovanshchina (Andrei Khovansky), Sadko (Sadko), The Fiery Angel (Agrippa of Nettesheim) and The Maid of Pskov (Mikhailo Tucha) with the Mariinsky Theatre Opera Company and Orchestra (recorded by Philips Classics and NHK).

Personal website: www.vladimirgalouzine.com 

Upcoming performances:
11 February Nataliya Tymchenko and Vladimir Galuzin gala concert

Thenbsp; singer’s voice and its timbre, rare in beauty and intensity, possesses true magnetism. Another feature of Galuzin is his acting skills, temperament and particular immersion in the music being performed which enchanted the auditorium.

Radio MAYAK


Kind, gentle and with an open and masculine face, Galuzin can affect the audience with truly murderous effect. Clearly his nature as an actor hides some duplicity, and the symbols of open sincerity become some kind of latent dark forces.

Vedomosti


Nothing should distract the audience’s attention from the lead character being performed by Galuzin. A magnificent singer and a stunning dramatic actor, he performed the role of Dostoevsky as if he were living his own life. Arguably, it could be said that the performance would be a success in any case if the lead role is being performed by Vladimir Galuzin – the finest performer of that role today.”

Radio KULTURA