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Baritone
• People´s Artist of Russia
• People´s Artist of Tatarstan
• Recipient of the State Prize of Russia
• Prize-winner at the International Competition (Sofia, 1988)
• Prize-winner at the I International Chaliapin Competition (2nd prize, Kazan, 1989)
Born in the Saratov Region. Graduated from the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts in 1983 (singing class of Professor Ioffel).
Soloist with the Syktyvkar Musical Theatre (Komi Republic) from 1983-1985.
Soloist with the Musa Dzhalil Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Kazan) from 1985-1992.
Mariinsky Theatre soloist since 1992.
Repertoire includes:
Shchelkalov, Rangoni (Boris Godunov)
Shaklovity (Khovanshchina)
Igor Svyatoslavovich (Prince Igor)
Demon (The Demon)
Onegin (Eugene Onegin)
Mazepa (Mazepa)
Robert, Ebn-Hakia (Iolanta)
Tomsky (The Queen of Spades)
Mizgir (The Snow Maiden)
Venetian Merchant (Sadko)
Gryaznoi (The Tsar´s Bride)
Fyodor Poyarok (The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia)
the Emperor of China (Le rossignol)
Ruprecht (The Fiery Angel)
Тonio (I pagliacci)
Nabucco (Nabucco)
Rigoletto (Rigoletto)
Giorgio Germont (La traviata)
Don Carlo (La forza del destino)
Marquis di Posa (Don Carlo)
Amonasro (Aida)
Iago (Otello)
Scarpia (Tosca)
Valentin (Faust)
Escamillo (Carmen)
Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
the Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer)
Klingsor (Parsifal)
Jokannan (Salome)
Messenger of the Spirits (Die Frau ohne Schatten)
Has toured with the Mariinsky Opera Company and independently to
Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Japan,
the USA, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Korea, Israel and
Luxemburg.
Has performed at renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera,
The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala, the Chicago Lyric Opera
and the Academy Santa Cecilia and has taken part in the Salzburg
Festival.
Mariinsky Theatre audio and video recordings include The Queen of Spades, Sadko, Iolanta, La forza del destino, Mazepa, Prince Igor and Boris Godunov (Philips Classics, NHK).
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