Ildar Abdrazakov is a Russian operatic bass. He was born on March 9, 1976 in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia. He began his music education at the Ufa State Institute of Arts and later graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

Abdrazakov has performed at many of the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and La Scala. He is known for his performances of bass roles in operas by Verdi, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, among others.

In addition to his opera career, Abdrazakov has also been active as a concert performer and has recorded several albums. He has won several awards for his performances, including the Golden Mask award for Best Opera Singer in Russia.

Ildar Abdrazakov is best known for his performances of the following bass roles in opera:

Boris Godunov in Mussorgsky's "Boris Godunov" Philip II in Verdi's "Don Carlo" King René in Tchaikovsky's "Iolanta" Mephistopheles in Gounod's "Faust" Rocco in Beethoven's "Fidelio" Sarastro in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" Timur in Puccini's "Turandot" Zaccaria in Verdi's "Nabucco"

In addition to his musical career, Abdrazakov is also a committed philanthropist and has established the Ildar Abdrazakov Foundation to support young musicians in Russia.

Aida Garifullina is a Russian opera singer who was born on September 9, 1987, in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. She is a soprano and has performed in a number of prestigious opera houses and concert halls around the world.

Garifullina made her professional debut at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 2007 and has since performed in leading roles in many operas including "La Traviata", "Carmen", "The Barber of Seville", and "Don Giovanni". She has also collaborated with several renowned conductors and orchestras, including Valery Gergiev and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

Garifullina has won several awards and accolades for her performances, including the first prize in the "World Opera Competition" in 2012 and the "Queen Sonja International Music Competition" in 2013. She has released several albums and has been praised for her powerful voice and exceptional stage presence.

Overall, Aida Garifullina is a talented opera singer who has made a name for herself in the classical music world and continues to captivate audiences with her performances.

Vladislav Sulimsky is a Russian opera singer, baritone. He was born on March 2, 1984, in Moscow, Russia. He is best known for his performances in the works of Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mussorgsky, as well as Italian opera composers such as Verdi and Puccini.

Sulimsky made his professional debut in 2006 at the Novaya Opera Theatre in Moscow, where he quickly established himself as one of Russia's leading baritones. He has since performed in many of the world's leading opera houses and concert halls, including the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, and the Royal Opera House in London.

Some of the notable roles that Sulimsky has performed include Onegin in Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", Prince Andrei Bolkonsky in Prokofiev's "War and Peace", and Iago in Verdi's "Otello". He has received critical acclaim for his powerful and nuanced vocal performances and has won several awards for his work.

Overall, Vladislav Sulimsky is a talented and versatile opera singer who has made a significant contribution to the world of classical music and continues to captivate audiences with his powerful and emotionally charged performances.

Agunda Kulaeva graduated from the Rostov Conservatory named after S.V. Rachmaninov with a degree in "choir conductor" (2000), "solo singing" (2005, class of teacher M.N. Khudoverdova), until 2005 she studied at the Center for Opera Singing under the guidance of G.P. Vishnevskaya. She participated in the production of the opera "Faust" by C. Gounod (Siebel), "The Tsar's Bride" by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (Lyubasha), "Rigoletto" by J. S. Miller. Verdi (Maddalena) and in concerts of the Center for Opera Singing.

In 2005, she made her debut at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia as Sonya (War and Peace by S.S. Prokofiev, conductor A.A. Vedernikov). Since 2014 she has been a soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre, where she performs the roles of Princess Eboli (Don Carlos by G. Verdi), Carmen (Carmen by G. Bizet), Margarita (The Condemnation of Faust by G. Berlioz), the Snow Queen (The Story of Kai and Gerda by S. Banevich), Lyubashi (The Tsar's Bride), Vesna (The Snow Maiden by N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Polina (The Queen of Spades by P.I. Tchaikovsky), Marina Mnishek (Boris Godunov by M.P. Mussorgsky), Konchakovna (Prince Igor by A.P. Borodin), Laura (The Stone Guest by A.S. Dargomyzhsky), Lyubov ("Mazepa" by P.I. Tchaikovsky, concert performance).

In 2009–2013 she was a guest soloist of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre, where she performed the roles of Konchakovna (Prince Igor), Carmen (Carmen), Olga (Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky), Polina (The Queen of Spades), Lyubashi (The Tsar's Bride).

Agunda Kulaeva took part in concert programs and opera performances in many cities of Russia and abroad. At the festival "Varna Summer" - 2012 she sang the part of Carmen ("Carmen") and Eboli ("Don Carlos"). In the same year she performed the role of Amneris (Aida by G. Verdi) at the Bulgarian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 2013, she took part in the performance of A. Dvorak's Stabat Mater with the Grand Symphony Orchestra conducted by V. Fedoseyev, the cantata "After Reading the Psalm" by S.I. Taneev with the Academic Chamber Choir conducted by V. Minin and the Russian National Orchestra under the baton of M. Pletnev.

She also took part in the V International Festival named after M.P. Mussorgsky (Tver), the IV International Festival "Parade of Stars in the Opera" (Krasnoyarsk). In 2016, she performed the role of Polina in a concert performance of the opera The Queen of Spades at the Chaliapin International Opera Festival (Kazan), as well as the role of Carmen at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and at the Arena di Verona Festival.

In 2017, she performed the role of Konchakovna (Prince Igor) at the National Opera of the Netherlands (Amsterdam). In 2019, she played the role of Ulrika (Un ballo in maschera by G. Verdi) at the Israel Opera (Tel Aviv), the part of Preciozilla ("The Force of Destiny" by G. Verdi) at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, and also took part in the tour of the Bolshoi Theater in Germany and France. In October 2019 - January 2020, she performed the role of Carmen at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre (Japan).

Also in the repertoire of the singer are the parts: Zhenya Komelkova ("Dawns here are quiet" by K. Molchanov), Dunyashi ("The Tsar's Bride"), Arzache ("Semiramis" by G. Rossini), Delilah ("Samson and Delilah" by K. Saint-Saëns), Witches ("Dido and Aeneas" by G. Purcell), Adalgisa ("Norma" by V. Bellini); mezzo-soprano part in the Requiem by J. S. Miller. Verdi.

Titles and prizes: • Honored Artist of the Russian Federation • Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania • Prize-winner at the Boris Hristov International Competition for Young Opera Singers (Sofia, Bulgaria, 2009, III prize)

Winner of international vocal competitions:

• International Vocal Competition named after Mikhail Kazinik "Rising Stars" (Latvia, 2016/2017) - 1st prize
• International Vocal Competition "Pearls of the Arts" (Ukraine, 2017) - 1st prize
• International Vocal Competition "Crescendo" (Italy, 2018) - 1st prize
• Special prize for the best performance of an aria, III International Vocal Competition "Bella Voce" (Latvia, 2017)
• V International Vocal Competition "Riga Symphony" (Grand Prix, academic vocal, Riga, 2017)
• IV International Vocal Competition "Riga Symphony" (Latvia, 2016) - 1st prize
• National Vocal Competition among professional music colleges (Latvia, 2017) - 2nd place

Evelina Smolina was born in Riga, Latvia. At the age of 5, she entered a music school studying the violin. In the 8th grade, she transferred to the Riga Professional Music and Choir School. In 2018, Evelina graduated from the Music College NMV RDKS, majoring in academic vocal, where she studied under Irma Pauere. Currently, she is studying at the Manhattan School of Music (New York) under Shirley Close. In January 2019, Evelina made her debut with a symphony orchestra at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. In February 2019, she debuted at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall) as part of the Winners' Concert of the International Crescendo Competition. In St. Petersburg, Russia, she performed at the Open Seasons Fest 2019 under the direction of Maestro Fabio Mastrangelo.

Mikhail Tatarnikov is a Russian conductor, born on August 23, 1981, in the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. He is a graduate of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory and has built a reputation as one of Russia's leading conductors.

Tatarnikov has conducted numerous orchestras in Russia and Europe, including the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. He is known for his interpretations of Russian composers such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Shostakovich, as well as works by Mozart, Beethoven, and Mahler.

Tatarnikov has received critical acclaim for his musical interpretations and has been praised for his ability to bring out the best in orchestras and soloists. He has also received several awards and accolades for his work, including the "Rachmaninoff Prize" in 2008 and the "Russian National Orchestra Prize" in 2010.

Overall, Mikhail Tatarnikov is a talented and versatile conductor who has made a significant contribution to the world of classical music and continues to captivate audiences with his powerful and nuanced interpretations of the great works of classical music.

Azer Zade was born in Baku, Azerbaijan into the family of a well-known folk singer, Zaur Rzaev. In 2010, he graduated from the Uzeyir Hajibeyli Baku Music Academy and later from the Academy of Opera Art in Ozzimo, Italy.

In 2014, he was accepted into the La Scala Theatre Academy in Milan. He has performed in various theaters such as La Scala, La Fenice in Venice, Carlo Coccia Theatre in Novara, Petruzzelli Theatre in Bari, and others.

In 2019, he made his debut at the Bolshoi Theatre in the role of Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata". He has collaborated with outstanding conductors, including Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Nicola Luisotti, Chung Myung-whun, Michele Mariotti, Daniel Oren, and others. He has participated in international festivals and has toured in Italy, France, Austria, Greece, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Croatia, United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, and the UAE.

AWARDS He is a laureate of the International Verdi Voices Competition (2017, Busseto, Italy) and the IV prize of the V Bulbul International Vocalists Competition (2010, Baku). REPERTOIRE AT THE BOLSHOI THEATRE

• Alfredo ("La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi)
• Rodolfo ("La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini)

OTHER REPERTOIRE

• Cavaradossi ("Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini) - Petruzzelli Theatre in Bari, Giuseppe di Stefano Theatre in Trapani (Sicily), Teatro Municipale di Reggio Emilia
• Macduff ("Macbeth" by Giuseppe Verdi, conductor Daniel Oren) - Teatro Verdi in Salerno
• José ("Carmen" by Georges Bizet) - Giuseppe di Stefano Theatre, Carlo Coccia Theatre in Novara, Opera House of Cagliari
• Radames ("Aida" by Giuseppe Verdi) - Teatro Dante Alighieri in Ravenna
• Rodolfo ("La Boheme" by Giacomo Puccini) - Municipal Theatre of Piacenza, La Fenice Theatre in Venice
• Alfredo ("La Traviata" by Giuseppe Verdi) - Petruzzelli Theatre
• Parts in Verdi's "Requiem", Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

Soloist of the Moscow Kolobov "New Opera" Theatre Guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia Honored Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania

Winner of International Competitions:

• Laureate of the 2nd Moscow International Competition of Opera Singers Galina Vishnevskaya (3rd prize, 2008)
• Winner of the Luciano Pavarotti International Tenor Competition (1st prize, St. Petersburg, 2008)
• Laureate of the Mikhail Glinka International Vocalists Competition (3rd prize, Moscow, 2009)
• Laureate of the National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" in the "Opera. Male Role" category (role of Romeo in the performance "Romeo and Juliet" by C. Gounod, 2016)
• Winner of the Moscow City Award in Literature and Art in the "Musical Art" category (2016)

From 1998 to 2003, he studied at the G.R. Derzhavin Tambov State University at the Choral Conducting Department. During his studies, he was a soloist of the S.V. Rakhmaninov Chamber Choir. In 2006, he graduated with honors from the V.S. Popov Academy of Choral Art (vocal faculty, class of Associate Professor V.P. Alexandrova) and completed an assistantship-internship there as well.

Since 2008, Alexey has been a soloist at the Moscow Novaya Opera Theater named after E.V. Kolobov. He collaborates with leading theaters both in Russia and abroad and is an invited soloist at the Bolshoi Theater.

In 2010, he made his debut in the world premiere of the opera "The Cherry Orchard" by French composer F. Fenelon at the Bolshoi Theater (as the character Yasha) in a concert performance. In 2012-2013, he participated in performances of "The Knight of the Rose" (as an Italian singer) at the Bolshoi Theater.

In 2011, he successfully debuted with the character Yasha at the French National Opera on the stage of the Grand Opera in Paris. In 2013, he participated in the production of "Eugene Onegin" at Teatro Regio in Turin (as the character Lensky).

In 2017, he made his debut at Palm Beach Opera (Miami, USA), performing the role of the Duke in the production of "Rigoletto". In January 2017, he debuted at the Bolshoi Theater in Puccini's "La bohème" as Rudolf. In March 2017, he debuted as the Duke in Verdi's "Rigoletto" at the West Palm Beach Opera. He also successfully performed this role in Sweden at the Malmö Opera House (premiere on March 24, 2018).

In January 2019, he made his debut as Alfredo (in Verdi's "La Traviata") in the USA (West Palm Beach). In the same year, he participated in the summer opera festival in Savonlinna (Finland), performing in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville". Alexey Tatarintsev has participated in creative projects led by such well-known conductors as V. Fedoseev, V. Spivakov, M. Pletnev, S. Sondeckis, D. Nelson, T. Currentzis, and others. He has also participated multiple times in international festivals in Germany, France, Finland, Belgium, Hungary, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, and the Netherlands.

Alexey collaborates closely with the male choir of the Moscow Sretensky Monastery. During the "Days of Russian Culture" in Latin America (2008), he performed in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Asuncion, and Havana. In October 2012, he performed with this ensemble in the United States in prestigious venues, including the Library of Congress, Kennedy Center (Washington), Carnegie Hall (New York), Chicago Symphony Center (Chicago), and Royce Hall (Los Angeles).

REPERTOIRE

• Vladimir Igorevich ("Prince Igor", A.P. Borodin)
• Lensky, Triquet ("Eugene Onegin", P.I. Tchaikovsky)
• Alfred ("Die Fledermaus", J. Strauss)
• Duke of Mantua ("Rigoletto", G. Verdi)
• Prince Ramiro ("Cinderella", G. Rossini)
• Cavalier Belfiore ("The Journey to Reims", G. Rossini)
• Count Almaviva ("The Barber of Seville", G. Rossini)
• Nemorino ("The Elixir of Love", G. Donizetti)
• Prince Ramiro ("Cinderella", G. Rossini)
• Tamino ("The Magic Flute", W.A. Mozart)
• Romeo ("Romeo and Juliet", C. Gounod)
• Mark ("Mona Vanna", S.V. Rachmaninoff)
• Rudolf ("La bohème", G. Puccini)
• Young Gypsy ("Aleko", S.V. Rachmaninoff)
• Nutcracker Prince ("The Nutcracker. Opera", P.I. Tchaikovsky)
• Lykov ("The Tsar's Bride", N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov)
• Minstrel ("The Maid of Orleans", P.I. Tchaikovsky, concert performance)
• Tebaldo ("Capuleti e Montecchi", V. Bellini)
• Part of the Italian singer ("The Knight of the Rose", R. Strauss)
• Yasha ("The Cherry Orchard", F. Fenelon)

Ilya Ustyantsev was born in 1987. In 2009, he graduated with honors from the Fyodor Dostoevsky Omsk State University with a degree in "Pedagogue-Choreographer", and in 2015, from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory with a degree in "Ballet Master-Director" (class of Georgy Kovtun).

From 2003 to 2009, he was a soloist at the ballet of the Omsk State Musical Theater. Since 2016, he has been a teacher-director at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.

As a choreographer at the Mariinsky Theatre, he worked on the productions of "Lefty" (2013), "Eugene Onegin" (2013), "The Queen of Spades" (2015), "Christmas Tale" (2015), "Die Fledermaus" (2020), "The Maid of Orleans" (2021) (all directed by Alexei Stepanyuk), "The Love Potion" (2013) directed by Alexander Petrov, "Adriana Lecouvreur" (2017) directed by Isabelle Parsy-Pery, and "The Diary of Anne Frank" (2017) directed by Mstislav Pentkovsky.

As an assistant director and choreographer, he participated in the creation of many productions at the Mariinsky Theatre: in 2016, "Carmen", "The Story of Kay and Gerda", "Scenes from the Life of Nikolai Irtenev", "White Nights", "The Idiot", "The Little Prince"; in 2017, "Cat Murich", "Brundibar".

As a choreographer and assistant director, he participated in the production of the opera "Eugene Onegin" on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre (2014) and at the theatre's branch in Vladikavkaz (2018), the operas "Brundibar" (2017), "Aida" (2018), and the operetta "Die Fledermaus" (2021) at the branch of the Mariinsky Theatre in Vladikavkaz. In 2018, he staged the ballet "Tango Without You" to the music of Astor Piazzolla at the branch of the Mariinsky Theatre in Vladikavkaz.

In 2022, he was one of the directors of the revival of the Polish act and the new version of the epilogue of the opera "Life for the Tsar", and the director and choreographer of the opera "Don Pasquale" (revival of the 1980 production) at the Mariinsky Theatre. He collaborates with theaters in Saint Petersburg, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk, Omsk, and Almaty.

Awards:

• Grand Prix of the International Competition "Golden Phoenix" (St. Petersburg, 2007)
• Laureate of the Open Competition of Choreographers named after F.V. Lopukhov (St. Petersburg, 2010; P.A. Gusev Prize for Best Duet)
• Laureate of the Youth Prize of St. Petersburg in the field of artistic creativity (2012)
• Laureate of the International Choreographic Competition "Riga Spring" (2012; 1st prize)
• Laureate of the International Festival-Competition Fiestalonia Milenio (Lloret de Mar, Spain, 2013; 1st prize)

• Winner of the V International Competition of Young Opera Singers named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov (St. Petersburg, 2002, 3rd prize)
• Winner of the III International Competition of Elena Obraztsova (St. Petersburg, 2003, 1st prize)
• Winner of the International Performers Competition in Geneva (2003, 2nd prize)
• Winner of the International Vocal Competition named after Stanislaw Moniuszko (Warsaw, 2007, 1st prize)

In 2000, Oksana Shilova graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, where she studied with Marianna Petrova. She has participated in master classes with Joan Sutherland, Elena Obraztsova, Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Ilana Kotrubash, and Placido Domingo. In 1999, she was accepted into the Academy of Young Opera Singers of the Mariinsky Theater, and since 2007 she has been a member of the theater's opera troupe. She made her debut at the Mariinsky Theater in 2002 in the role of Despina in the opera "Così fan tutte". In concerts, she performs solo parts in Haydn's "Creation", Stravinsky's "Les Noces", Bach's Magnificat, Handel's "Messiah", Mozart's "Vesperae solennes de confessore" (KV 339) and "Litaniae de venerabili altaris sacramento" (KV 243), Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Orff's "Carmina Burana", Mahler's Symphony No. 4, as well as Mozart's motet "Exsultate, jubilate" and romances by Russian and foreign composers.

She worked with conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Gianandrea Noseda, Pablo Heras-Casado, Placido Domingo, Michael Güttler, Vasily Petrenko, Nikolai Znaider, Tugan Sokhiev, Fabio Mastrangelo, Konstantin Orbelyan, Mikhail Tatarinov, and Yuri Bashmet.

Oksana Shilova's performance as Violetta was awarded the prize of the St. Petersburg Society of Spectators "Theatrical" in 2016. She has repeatedly performed this role on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia in a production by Francesca Zambello. At the "Stars of the White Nights" festival in 2018, Placido Domingo (Georges Germont) was Shilova's partner in "La Traviata."

Oksana Shilova tours with the Mariinsky Theater in Russia and abroad, performs solo concerts in Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, Slovakia, Finland, France, and the USA. She has participated in the production of Shostakovich's operetta "Moscow, Cheryomushki" at the Lyon Opera, sang the part of Lucretia in the opera "Two Foscari" in the Dutch touring opera in Enschede in 2006, and was invited to play the part of Madame Cortese in the production of the opera "Journey to Reims" in the 2008-2009 season, which was then shown in Reims, Montpellier, Avignon, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Marseille.

Repertoire:

• Helmwige ("Die Walküre")
• Gilda ("Rigoletto")
• Musetta ("La Bohème")
• Desdemona ("Otello")
• Violetta ("La Traviata")
• Donna Anna, Zerlina ("Don Giovanni")
• Ludmila ("Ruslan and Lyudmila")
• Antonia ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
• Helena ("A Midsummer Night's Dream")
• Adina ("L'elisir d'amore")
• Emma ("Khovanshchina")
• Temple Guardian ("Die Frau ohne Schatten")
• Freia ("Das Rheingold")
• Ascanio ("Les Troyens")
• Ilia ("Idomeneo")
• Ninetta ("Love for Three Oranges")
• Leila ("The Pearl Fishers", concert performance)
• Tsarevna the Fair (Kashchey the Immortal, concert performance)
• Pamina ("The Magic Flute")
• Lucia ("Lucia di Lammermoor")
• Alice Ford ("Falstaff")
• Micaëla, Frasquita ("Carmen")
• Madame Cortese ("Il viaggio a Reims")
• Swan Princess ("The Tale of Tsar Saltan")
• Naiad ("Ariadne auf Naxos")
• Golden Cockerel ("The Golden Cockerel")
• Sister Geneviève ("Dialogues of the Carmelites")
• Kundry ("Parsifal")
• Susanna ("The Marriage of Figaro")
• Gerda ("The Story of Kai and Gerda")
• Despina ("Così fan tutte")
• Rosalinde ("Die Fledermaus")

Michael Petrenko was born in Leningrad. He studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre, Bulat Minzhilkov. In 1998, he was invited to the newly opened Academy of Young Opera Singers and made his debut at the Mariinsky Theatre in Prokofiev's opera "Semen Kotko." At the beginning of his singing career, he won awards at prestigious vocal competitions such as Operalia (2004, Los Angeles), the Elena Obraztsova competition (2003), and the Rimsky-Korsakov competition (2002) in St. Petersburg.

The beginning of his international career was his debut in the Berlin State Opera in the role of Hunding (Walküre), which took place in 2004 under the musical direction of Daniel Barenboim. Since then, Michael Petrenko has been invited to leading world opera theaters and prestigious opera festivals. He performs on the stages of the Paris National Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, the Bavarian State Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, as well as at the Salzburg Festival, in Aix-en-Provence, and at the BBC Proms.

Both his opera and concert repertoire is distinguished by its breadth and versatility. He has performed a wide range of roles, from classical to contemporary opera, from Mozart to Verdi, from Tchaikovsky to Wagner. Michael Petrenko has collaborated with many renowned conductors, including Valery Gergiev, Daniele Gatti, James Conlon, and many others.

Repertory in the Mariinsky Theater:

• Ruslan (“Ruslan and Lyudmila”)
• Konchak (“Prince Igor”)
• Prince Gremin (“Eugene Onegin”)
• Archbishop (“Orleans Maiden”)
• René (“Iolanta”)
• Boris Godunov, Pimen (“Boris Godunov”)
• Prince Ivan Khovansky (“Khovanshchina”)
• Ivan the Terrible (“Pskovityanka”)
• Maluta Skuratov (“The Tsar's Bride”)
• Varyazhsky guest (“Sadko”)
• Chub (“The Night Before Christmas”)
• Bedyai, Burundai (“The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia”)
• Father Augustine (“Betrothal in a Monastery”)
• Prince Nikolai Andreevich Bolkonsky, Marshal Davout (“War and Peace”)
• Remenuk (“Semen Kotko”)
• Priest (“Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District”)
• Leporello (“Don Giovanni”)
• Figaro (“The Marriage of Figaro”)
• Zarastro (“The Magic Flute”)
• Zacharias (“Nabucco”, concert performance)
• Lodovico (“Otello”)
• Philip II (“Don Carlos”)
• King of Egypt, Ramfis (“Aida”)
• Banco (“Macbeth”)
• Sparafucile (“Rigoletto”)
• Jacopo Fiesco (“Simon Boccanegra”)
• Daland (“The Flying Dutchman”)
• Henry Pfeiffer (“Lohengrin”)
• King Mark (“Tristan and Isolde”)
• Fafner (“Rheingold”, “Siegfried”)
• Hunding (“Walküre”)
• Hagen (“Götterdämmerung”)
• Titurel (Parsifal)
• Orestes (Elektra)
• Barak (Die Frau ohne Schatten)
• Pope Clement VII (Benvenuto Cellini)
• Abimelech (Samson et Dalila)
• Mefistofele (Faust)
• Mefistofele (Boito's Mefistofele)
• The Bass Part in Verdi's Requiem

Also in the repertoire: Blue Beard (“Duke Bluebeard's Castle”), Lorenzo (“Romeo and Juliet”), Don Basilio (“The Barber of Seville”), Dulcamara (“The Elixir of Love”) and other parts.

Among the singer's engagements are performances at the Metropolitan Opera (Orëst in “Elektra”), Berlin State Opera (Leporello in “Don Giovanni”), La Scala (Ivan Khovansky in “Khovanshchina”), Paris Philharmonic (“Rheingold” and “Walküre,” tours of the Mariinsky Theater), Geneva Grand Théâtre (the title role in “Boris Godunov”), and the Bolshoi Theater of Russia (Ruslan in “Ruslan and Lyudmila”).

Merited Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2018)

Sergey Skorokhodov was born in 1974 in Leningrad. He studied at the M.I. Glinka Choral School (graduated in 1993) and at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. In 1999, he was accepted into the Academy of Young Opera Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre and made his debut that same year, singing the role of Guidon Bardi in the Russian premiere of Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades," which was performed under the direction of Valery Gergiev. In 2004 and 2005, he participated in master classes by Renata Scotto at the Santa Cecilia National Academy in Rome. Since 2007, he has been a soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre's opera troupe. He has participated in the premieres of Mariinsky productions of "Nabucco" (2005) and "The Love Potion" (2011, a joint production with the Paris Opera and Covent Garden). His repertoire also includes the roles of Prince Guidon (The Golden Cockerel), Andrey (Mazepa), Sergei (Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District), Fro (The Rhine Gold), Jason (Medea by Cherubini), Calaf (Turandot), and the tenor role in Rachmaninoff's "The Bells."

In 2010, he made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera in the production of "Nose", now he performs the role of Eric in "The Flying Dutchman". He has performed in Paris Opera productions (“Hovanshchina”), Bavarian State Opera (“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District”, “Boris Godunov”, “The Rhine Gold” and “Nose” in a production by Kirill Serebrennikov), German Opera in Berlin (“Traviata”, “The Golden Cockerel”), Berlin State Opera under den Linden (“Traviata”, “Macbeth”), German Opera on the Rhine and Bergens National Opera (“The Flying Dutchman”), Stockholm Royal Opera (“Nose”), Madrid Teatro Real (“The Golden Cockerel”), Warsaw Grand Theatre – National Opera (“Eugene Onegin”, “Iolanta”, “King Roger”), Bologna Teatro Comunale (“Eugene Onegin”), Lyric Opera of Chicago (“Nabucco”), Washington National Opera (“Boris Godunov”), Dallas Opera and Monte Carlo Opera (“Iolanta”), Bolshoi Theatre of Russia (“Boris Godunov” in a production by Alexander Sokurov, “Iolanta”, “Traviata”, “Mazepa”) and others.

On February 24th, 2022, he performed the title role in the premiere of the new production of "Lohengrin" (director Francois Girard) at the Bolshoi Theater, created in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera. He sang at the Glyndebourne and Edinburgh Festivals, the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Festival in Florence, performed concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York, the Royal Festival Hall in London, the Gasteig in Munich, the Berlin Konzerthaus, and many other venues.

In the 2018-2019 season, the artist debuted at La Scala Theater in the production of "Hovanshchina" (conductor Valery Gergiev). Sergey Skorokhod toured with the Marinsky Theater opera company in Amsterdam, Paris, London, Stockholm, Washington, Madrid, Mikkeli (Finland), and Eilat (Israel).

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theater:

• Lensky ("Eugene Onegin")
• Karl VII ("Orleans Maid")
• Vodemon ("Iolanta")
• Chaplitsky and Master of Ceremonies (“Queen of Spades”)
• Prince Andrey Khovansky and Chief of the Sharp-shooters (“Khovanshchina”)
• The Impostor (Grigory Otrepyev) (“Boris Godunov”)
• Vladimir Igorevich (“Prince Igor”)
• Ivan Lykov (“Tsar's Bride”)
• Blacksmith Vakula (“Night before Christmas”)
• Levko (“May Night”)
• Yaromir, Novgorodian and First Merchant (“Mlada,” concert performance)
• First Skier (“Snow Maiden”)
• Young Gypsy (“Aleko”)
• Ivan Yakovlevich, Provost Marshal, Policeman and Sir (“Nose”)
• Zinovy Borisovich (“Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District”)
• Pierre Bezukhov (“War and Peace”)
• Anatol Kuragin (“War and Peace,” concert performance)
• The Gambler (“The Gambler”)
• Doctor (“Love for Three Oranges”)
• Don Luigi Guinti (“Journey to Reims”)
• Pallione (“Norma,” concert performance)
• Nemorino (“The Love Potion”)
• Sir Edgar Ravenswood and Norman (“Lucia di Lammermoor”)
• Raul de Nangis (“Guigonts,” chamber version)
• Izmail and Abdallo (“Nabucco”)
• Macduff (Macbeth)
• The Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto)
• Alfred Germont and the Duke of Gautier de Letorieres (Traviata)
• Gabriel Adorno (Simon Boccanegra)
• Trabuco (Force of Destiny)
• Don Carlo, Count di Lerma and the Royal Herald (Don Carlo)
• The Rider (Aida)
• The First Peasant (Pagliacci)
• Mario Cavaradossi and Spoletta (Tosca)
• Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly)
• Rinuccio and Gherardo (Gianni Schicchi)
• Tinka (The Cloak), • Eric (The Flying Dutchman)
• Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser)
• Lohengrin and the Knight of the Swan (Lohengrin)
• Walter von Stoltzing (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, concert performance)
• The First Knight of the Grail (Parsifal)
• The Second Jew (Salome)
• Vach and Tenor (Ariadne on Naxos)
• The Emperor (The Woman Without a Shadow)
• Gvido Bardi (The Florentine Tragedy, concert performance)
• Goofman (Goofman's Tales)
• The First Philistine (Samson and Delilah)
• The Shepherd (King Roger)
• The Tenor Part in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Verdi's Requiem

Winner of the VI International Competition of Young Opera Singers named after N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov (St. Petersburg, 2004, 2nd prize).

Yuri Vorobyov was born in Leningrad. In 1998, he graduated from the Glinka Choral School attached to the State Academic Chapel of St. Petersburg, and then studied at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after Rimsky-Korsakov (under the guidance of Valery Lebed). In 2002, he was accepted into the Academy of Young Singers of the Mariinsky Theatre.

Since 2009, he has been a soloist in the opera troupe of the Mariinsky Theatre.

• Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theater: Svetozar ("Ruslan and Lyudmila")
• Tokmakov ("The Maid of Pskov")
• Archbishop ("The Maid of Orleans")
• Vasily Sobakin ("The Tsar's Bride")
• Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich
• Gusliar ("The Tale of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevroniya")
• Narumov ("The Queen of Spades")
• Bertrand ("Iolanta")
• Podkolyosin ("The Marriage")
• The Inquisitor ("The Fiery Angel")
• The Old Convict ("Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk")
• Mendoza ("The Duenna")
• Zosima ("The Brothers Karamazov")
• Don Bartolo ("The Marriage of Figaro")
• Masetto ("Don Giovanni")
• Sarastro ("The Magic Flute")
• Rocco ("Fidelio")
• Don Prudencio ("Journey to Rheims")
• Oroveso ("Norma")
• The High Priest of Baal ("Nabucco", concert performance)
• Ramfis ("Aida")
• Sparafucile ("Rigoletto")
• A Monk ("Don Carlos")
• Padre Guardiano ("The Force of Destiny")
• Banco ("Macbeth")
• Lodovico ("Othello")
• Jacopo Fiesco ("Simon Boccanegra")
• Colline ("La Bohème")
• Cesare Angelotti ("Tosca")
• Timur ("Turandot")
• Gurnemanz, Titurel ("Parsifal")
• Wotan, Fasolt ("Das Rheingold")
• Hunding ("Die Walküre")
• King Mark ("Tristan and Isolde")
• Truffaldino ("Ariadne auf Naxos")
• Coppelius ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
• Narbal, Hector's Ghost ("Les Troyens")
• Pope Clement VII, Balducci ("Benvenuto Cellini")
• The Old Jew ("Samson and Delilah")
• Don Quixote ("Don Quixote")
• Inigo ("The Spanish Hour")
• Tiresias ("Oedipus Rex")
• Voice of Neptune's Oracle ("Idomeneo, King of Crete")

He also performs parts in Mozart's Requiem, Verdi's Requiem, Bach's Mass in B minor, Haydn's oratorio "The Creation," Stravinsky's "Pulcinella," and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14. He actively tours with the Mariinsky Theatre troupe.

Under the direction of Valery Gergiev, he performed the bass part in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 14 at the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), the role of Timur in "Turandot" at the NHK Hall (Tokyo), Narbal in "Les Troyens" at the Suntory Hall and Carnegie Hall, Gurnemanz in "Parsifal" at the Millennium Centre (Cardiff), the Barbican Hall (London), Symphony Hall (Birmingham) and at the Baltic Sea countries festival, Wotan in "Das Rheingold" at the Paris Philharmonic, and Fasolt in "Das Rheingold" at the Edinburgh Festival.

He has performed at the Salzburg Festival (2011) and the festival in Aix-en-Provence (2010). As a guest soloist, he has also sung at the Lyon Opera, the Canadian Opera, and other theaters. In the spring of 2012, he participated in the production of Puccini's "La Boheme" (as Colline) on the stage of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

In 2019, he sang at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo (as Timur in "Turandot") and at the Hamburg State Opera (as Bartolo in "The Marriage of Figaro").

Alexey Aslanov was born in 1995 in St. Petersburg. In 2012, he graduated from the Choir School named after M.I. Glinka, in 2017 - from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, majoring in choral conducting under the guidance of Valentin Nesterov, and in 2018 - from the same institution majoring in opera and symphonic conducting under the guidance of Alexander Polishchuk.

As a pianist, he won the Grand Prix of the International Competition of Performance Mastery "St. Petersburg Christmas Assemblies" (2010), and as a young conductor, he was a diploma recipient of the I.A. Musin International Competition for Symphonic and Chamber Orchestras (Kostroma, 2016). He has participated in master classes led by Yuri Simonov, Vasily Sinaysky, Bruno Weil, Dorian Wilson, and Teodor Currentzis.

As a conductor, he has performed with the orchestras of the St. Petersburg Conservatory and the Kostroma Philharmonic, the Taurida International Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of St. Petersburg, the State Symphony Orchestra "Classica," the Symphony Orchestra of the State Academic Philharmonic of the Nur-Sultan (Astana) City Administration, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the North Caucasus State Philharmonic named after V.I. Safonov, the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow Philharmonic, and the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan. He has also conducted at the Opera and Ballet Theater of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He collaborates with such soloists as Aylen Pritchin, Alexander Ramm, Andrey Gugnin, Gaik Kazazyan, Andrey Baranov, Olesya Petrova, Agunda Kulaeva, Azer Zade, Olga Peretyatko, Philipp Kopachevsky, Denis Matsuev, Dmitry Shishkin, Sergei Roldugin, among others.

He made his debut at the Mariinsky Theater in 2007 as a soloist in the opera "The Turn of the Screw" by Britten (the part of Miles). In the 2018-2019 season, he made his debut as a conductor, and from the same season he worked as a conductor's assistant, and is now a conducting intern at the Mariinsky Theater. He actively collaborates with the St. Petersburg House of Music, where he performs with leading young soloists of Russia.

Since September 2020, he has been the artistic director, and since August 2021, also the general director of the Sochi Symphony Orchestra. In 2022, he organized and conducted the first festival of classical music "Sochi Music Fest."

• Honored Artist of Russia (2009) • Laureate of the International Vaganova-Prix Competition (1995) Born in Pinsk, Belarus. Graduated from the Belarusian State Choreographic School (class of A. I. Kolyadenko). From 1996 to 2022, he was a member of the Mariinsky Theatre troupe (since 1998 - as a soloist).

In the repertoire: "La Sylphide" (James, Madge) - choreography by August Bournonville in the version of Elsa-Marianne von Rosen, "Giselle" (Albert, Hans) - choreography by Jean Coralli, Jules Perrot, Marius Petipa, "Le Corsaire" (Ali) - staging by Pyotr Gusev based on the composition and choreography of Marius Petipa, Grand Pas from the ballet "Paquita" - choreography by Marius Petipa, "Swan Lake" (Prince Siegfried) - choreography by Marius Petipa in the version of Konstantin Sergeyev, "The Sleeping Beauty" (Prince Desire, Fairy Carabosse) - choreography by Marius Petipa, reconstruction of the 1890 performance, staging by Sergei Vikharev, "The Sleeping Beauty" (Prince Desire, Fairy Carabosse) - choreography by Marius Petipa in the version of Konstantin Sergeyev, "La Bayadere" (Solor) - choreography by Marius Petipa, reconstruction of the 1900 performance, and "Raymonda" (Beranger) - choreography by Marius Petipa in the version of Konstantin Sergeyev.

Mikhail Fokine's ballets "Chopiniana" (Nocturne, Mazurka, Seventh Waltz), "The Vision of Roses," "Scheherazade" (Slave of Zobeida) and George Balanchine's ballets "Symphony in C" (I. Allegro vivo), "Scottish Symphony," "Piano Concerto No. 2" (Ballet Imperial), Pas de deux to music by P.I. Tchaikovsky, "Jewels" ("Diamonds"), "Apollo" (Apollo); "The Nutcracker" (Prince) - choreography by Vasily Vainonen; "Romeo and Juliet" (Romeo, Tybalt, Troubadour) - choreography by Leonid Lavrovsky; Leonid Yakobson's ballets "Shurale" (Shurale), "Spartacus" (Mark Krass, Athenian Jester); "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai" (Vaclav) - choreography by Rostislav Zakharov; Yuri Grigorovich's ballets "Legend of Love" (Ferkhad), "The Stone Flower" (Severyan); "Leningrad Symphony" (Youth) - choreography by Igor Belsky; Alexei Ratmansky's ballets "Cinderella" (Prince), "The Humpbacked Horse" (Spalnik); "In the Night" (II duet) - choreography by Jerome Robbins; "The Nutcracker" (Drosselmeyer) - choreography by Kirill Simonov, staging by Mikhail Shemyakin; William Forsythe's ballets: Steptext, "The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude"; "The Nobleman in His Own Estate" (Kleont) - choreography by Nikita Dmitrievsky.

In 2002, he debuted on the stage of the Rome Opera in the role of Prince Desire in the ballet "Sleeping Beauty" (choreographic edition by Rudolf Nureyev). In 2006, he debuted on the stage of the Vienna Opera in the role of Prince Siegfried in the ballet "Swan Lake" (version by Rudolf Nureyev). In 2007, he participated in the project "Silenzio. Diana Vishneva" by Andrei Moguchy and Alexey Kononov.

Guest soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre

• Laureate of the V National Opera Award "Onegin" in the nomination "Star" (2020)
• Laureate of the Oleg Yankovsky Prize "Creative Discovery 2011-2012"
• Laureate of the "Triumph" Youth Prize (2009)
• Winner of the XIII International Opera Competition Operalia (2005, Madrid; I prize)
• Laureate of the 42nd International Singing Competition named after Francisco Viñas (Barcelona, 2005; I prize)
• Laureate of the IV International Opera Competition in Shizuoka (Japan, 2005; I prize)

Vasiliy Ladyuk was born in Prague in 1978. In 1997 he graduated from the A.V. Sveshnikov Moscow Choir School, in 2001 - the Vocal and Conducting-Choral Faculties of the Academy of Choral Art (Moscow), in 2004 - the graduate school of the academy (under the guidance of Dmitry Vdovin). He improved his vocal technique at master classes at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Houston Grand Opera. From 2003 to 2020, he was a soloist of the Moscow Novaya Opera Theatre named after E.V. Kolobov. Since 2007, he has been a guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, where he performed the roles of Georges Germont (La Traviata), Rodrigo (Don Carlos), Yeletsky (The Queen of Spades), Robert (Iolanta), Doctor Malatesta (Don Pasquale), Marcello (La Bohème), Figaro (The Barber of Seville by Rossini), Andrey Shchelkalov (Boris Godunov). Since the 2020-2021 season, he has been a soloist of the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.

He performs at the world's largest opera venues: La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the Brussels La Monnaie Theater, the Barcelona Liceu Theater, the Venice La Fenice Theater, the Turin Regio Theater, the Bologna Municipal Theater, the Houston Grand Opera, the Mikhailovsky Theatre, the Oslo Opera Theatre, the New National Theatre in Tokyo, the Las Palmas Opera, and others. He performs the roles of Andrei Bolkonsky (War and Peace), Silvio (Pagliacci), Belcore (The Elixir of Love), Papageno (The Magic Flute), Prince Yamadori (Madame Butterfly), Valentin (Faust by Gounod), Count di Luna (Il Trovatore), Ezio (Attila), Zurga (The Pearl Fishers), Harlequin (Ariadne on Naxos), Mercutio and Capulet (Romeo and Juliet by Gounod), Eugene Onegin. In 2013, he performed the role of Francisco Pizarro in Carlo Enrico Pasta's "Atahualpa" at the Gran Teatro Nacional in Lima, Peru. His concert repertoire includes Puccini's Messa di Gloria, the cantata "Spring" and the symphonic poem "The Bells" by Rachmaninoff, and "Carmina Burana" by Orff.

He is a regular participant in the International Festival in Colmar (France), the "Vladimir Spivakov Invites..." festival, "Cherry Forest", and Crescendo. He was a member of the jury for the "Big Opera" project on the "Russia-Kultura" television channel. He performed in the play "Dear Friend," dedicated to Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck, which was staged at Buckingham Palace with the assistance of Prince Charles. He was awarded the Russian Federal Security Service Prize (First Prize in the "Musical Art" category) for 2019-2020.

In 2014, he organized and headed the Music Festival "Opera Live", which is held annually at theater and concert venues in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and is popular with the public.

Since September 2021, he has been a teacher at the Solo Singing Department of the V.S. Popov Academy of Choral Art.

• Winner of the International Pavel Lisitsian Competition (Vladikavkaz, 2006)
• Winner of the VIII International Vocalists Competition named after Zara Dolukhanova "Amber Nightingale" (Kaliningrad, 2008)
• Diploma recipient of the International Rimsky-Korsakov Competition (St. Petersburg, 2007, prize for best performance of a contemporary work)

In 2005, Ekaterina Sergeeva graduated from the St. Petersburg State Conservatory named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, where she studied under Evgeniya Gorokhovskaya. Since 2004, she has been a soloist with the Academy of Young Opera Singers, and in 2017, she joined the opera company. For her outstanding performance in Rodion Shchedrin's operas on the stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, the artist was awarded the International Rodion Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya Foundation prize in 2017.

The repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes the following opera parts:

• Marina Mnishek, Tsarevich Fyodor ("Boris Godunov")
• Marfa ("Khovanshchina")
• Hanna ("May Night")
• Lyubasha ("The Tsar's Bride")
• Lel ("The Snow Maiden")
• Lyubava ("Sadko")
• Kashcheyevna ("Kashchey the Immortal")
• Konchakovna ("Prince Igor")
• Basmannov ("The Oprichnik")
• Olga ("Eugene Onegin")
• Polina, Milovzor ("The Queen of Spades")
• Laura ("Iolanta")
• Blanche ("The Gambler")
• Linetta, Nicoletta ("Love for Three Oranges")
• Elena Bezukhova
• Princess Maria ("War and Peace")
• Varvara Vasilyevna ("Not Only Love")
• Charlotte ("Lolita")
• Princess Charlotte, English Bride of Levsha ("Levsha")
• Gypsy Grusha ("The Enchanted Wanderer")
• Boyarinya Morozova ("The Boyar's Wife")
• Queen ("Christmas Tale")
• Aglaya ("The Idiot")
• Cherubino ("The Marriage of Figaro")
• Meg Page ("Falstaff")
• Carmen ("Carmen")
• Dulcinea ("Don Quixote")
• Niklaus ("The Tales of Hoffmann")
• Third Lady ("The Magic Flute")
• Flosshilde ("Das Rheingold")
• Flosshilde, First Norn ("Götterdämmerung")
• Fricka, Siegrune ("Die Walküre")
• Third Maid ("The Woman Without a Shadow")
• Lumir ("Mlada")
• Lola ("The Bartered Bride")
• Prince Orlofsky ("Die Fledermaus")
• Idamante ("Idomeneo, King of Crete")
• Isabella ("The Italian Girl in Algiers").

In concert performances of operas, the following parts are also performed: Charlotte ("Werther" by Massenet), Cleopatra ("Cléopâtre" by Massenet), Laura ("The Stone Guest"), Zhenka Komelkova ("The Dawns Here Are Quiet"), Lumir ("Mlada"), Anakoana ("Christopher Columbus").

Concert repertoire: alto part in Bach's Mass in B Minor and "St. Matthew Passion," in Handel's oratorios "Messiah" and "Elijah," in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Mahler's Eighth Symphony; mezzo-soprano part in Stravinsky's "The Rake's Progress," Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire," and Mozart's Requiem; vocal cycle "From Jewish Folk Poetry" by Shostakovich, and "Poetoria" by Shchedrin. She participated in the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's opera "Christmas Tale" on the stage of the Mariinsky Theater, performing the role of Olga in the productions of "Eugene Onegin" at the Mikhailovsky Theater (directed by Vasily Barkhatov), the Bavarian State Opera (directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski), and the Berlin Deutsche Opera (directed by Friedrich Haider), and at the Glyndebourne Festival (directed by Graham Vick).

As an invited soloist, she performed on the stage of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia in productions of Ravel's "L'enfant et les sortilèges" and Dargomyzhsky's "The Stone Guest."

In 2015, she performed a solo part in the symphony "The Rite of Winter 1949" at the Leonid Desyatnikov Music Festival in Moscow. She participated in the production of the opera "The Gambler" on the stage of the Monte Carlo Opera in 2016. In 2018, she made her debut on the stage of the Geneva Grand Opera in the title role of the opera "Carmen."

Guest soloist at the Mariinsky Theatre

• Laureate of the XXVI International Vocal Competition named after M.I. Glinka (Kazan, 2019; IV prize)
• Laureate of the II International Vocal Competition "Nuremberg Meistersinger" (2018; II prize)
• Laureate of the X International Vocal Competition named after Zara Dolukhanova "Amber Nightingale" (Kaliningrad, 2016; II prize)
• Laureate of the VII International Vocal Competition of Jakub Pustina (Zdyař nad Sázavou, Czech Republic, 2014; I prize)
• Laureate of the VIII International Competition of Young Opera Singers named after Claudia Taev (Pärnu, Estonia, 2013; II prize)
• Laureate of the VI International Competition of Young Musicians-Performers "Musical Vladivostok" (2010; II prize)

Anna Denisova was born in the Amur region. In 2016, she graduated from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory (class of Svetlana Gorenkova), and then continued her studies in the assistantship-internship program at the conservatory.

She made her debut at the Mariinsky Theatre in 2015, performing the role of Prince Yeletsky in the production of "The Queen of Spades."

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre:

• Snegurochka ("The Snow Maiden")
• Marfa ("The Tsar's Bride")
• Tsarevna Nenaglyadnaya Krasa ("Kashchey the Immortal")
• Torgovka ("Mlada," concert performance)
• Ksenia ("Boris Godunov," concert performance)
• Voice in the choir of angels ("The Maid of Orleans," concert performance)
• Prilepa, Masha ("The Queen of Spades")
• Ninetta ("The Love for Three Oranges")
• Natasha Rostova, Dunyasha ("War and Peace")
• English Bride of the Left, First Conversational Woman ("The Left-Hander")
• Son of Boyarina Morozova ("Boyarina Morozova")
• Zamarashka ("Christmas Eve")
• Susanna, Barbarina ("The Marriage of Figaro")
• Zerlina ("Don Giovanni")
• Clorinda ("La Cenerentola" by Rossini)
• Lucia ("Lucia di Lammermoor")
• Voice from Heaven ("Don Carlos")
• Violetta Valery ("La Traviata")
• Nanetta ("Falstaff")
• Mademoiselle Jouvenot ("Adriana Lecouvreur")
• Sister Genevieve, Sister Touriere ("Sister Angelica")
• Young Girl in Love ("The Cloak")
• Forest Bird ("Siegfried")
• Magic Maiden Klingzor ("Parsifal")
• Adele ("Die Fledermaus")
• Melisande ("Pelleas et Melisande")
• Part of Archangel Gabriel in the oratorio "The Creation" by Haydn, soprano part in the oratorio "Messiah" by Handel, Mass in B Minor by Bach, and cantata "Carmina Burana" by Orff.

She sang in the premieres of Mariinsky's productions of "The Queen of Spades" (2015), "Falstaff," and "The Tsar's Bride" (2018). She toured with the Mariinsky Theatre troupe in Paris, Baden-Baden, Ljubljana, Shanghai, and Harbin. Her repertoire includes Brigitta ("Iolanta"), Mimi ("La Boheme"), Lauretta ("Gianni Schicchi"), Sophie ("Werther"), Ilia ("Idomeneo, King of Crete"), Despina ("Così fan tutte"), Bastienne ("Bastien und Bastienne"), Elena ("The Return of Ulysses" by Hindemith), soprano part in Bach's Magnificat and in Saint-Saëns' "Night."

Anna Denisova performed leading roles in the productions of the "Opera for All" festival in St. Petersburg: Louisa in "The Marriage of Figaro" (2016) and Ludmila in "Ruslan and Ludmila" (2017). She performed the roles of Micaela in "Carmen" (2015, 2019-2020) and Violetta Valery in "La Traviata" (2017) on the stage of the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu.

She has performed at the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia, the Hermitage Theatre, the Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, the Nuremberg Meistersingerhalle, the Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic, and other venues. She has sung under the batons of conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Dmitry Liss, Thomas Zanderling, Justus Franz, Erki Pehk, Alexander Titov, Fabio Mastrangelo, and others.

Invited soloist of the Mariinsky Theater

• Finalist of the Luciano Pavarotti International Singing Competition (Modena, 2008)
• Laureate of the III All-Russian Open Competition of Opera Singers "St. Petersburg" (2007; 2nd prize)
• Laureate of the National Contest of Vocalists named after S. Moniuszko (Belarus, 2000)

Pavel Yankovsky was born in the town of Beryozа (Belarus) in 1979. In 2006, he graduated from the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory, where he studied under Nikolay Alexeyev. From 2004 to 2008, he was a soloist at the Opera and Ballet Theater of the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He also trained at the Academy of Young Opera Singers of the Mariinsky Theater (2005–2008).

He furthered his skills at the International Summer Academy in Mikkeli with Elena Obraztsova, Vladimir Atlantov, and Matti Palm (2006, 2007). He also participated in master classes with Neil Shicoff, Paolo de Napoli, and Stefano Gibellato. In 2009, he became the first performer of Sergei Slonimsky's cycle of romances.

From 2010 to 2019, he was a soloist at the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, where he performed more than twenty leading roles. He was awarded the "Paradise" prize of the Novosibirsk branch of the Union of Theater Workers of Russia as the best performer in opera: in 2011 for the role of Robert in "Iolanta", and in 2012 for the role of Valentin in "Faust".

From 2019 to 2021, he was a soloist at the E. V. Kolobov New Opera Theater in Moscow, and since 2021, he has been an invited soloist. Since 2019, he has also been an invited soloist at the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

He made his debut at the Mariinsky Theater in 2005, performing the role of Prince Yamadori in the opera "Madame Butterfly". Since 2017, he has regularly appeared as an invited soloist.

Repertoire at the Mariinsky Theater:

• Andrei Shchelkalov ("Boris Godunov")
• Eugene Onegin ("Eugene Onegin")
• Lionel ("The Maid of Orleans")
• Yeletsky, Tomsky, Zlatogor ("The Queen of Spades")
• Robert ("Iolanta")
• The Guest from the West ("Sadko")
• Wolfram von Eschenbach ("Tannhäuser")
• Telramund ("Lohengrin")
• Lord Henry Ashton ("Lucia di Lammermoor")
• Valentin ("Faust" by Gounod)
• Escamillo ("Carmen")
• Belcore ("The Elixir of Love")
• Don Carlos ("The Power of Destiny")
• Paolo Albiani ("Simon Boccanegra")
• Iago ("Othello")
• Ford ("Falstaff")
• Prince Yamadori, Sharpless ("Madama Butterfly")
• Michele ("Il Tabarro", chamber version)
• Gianni Schicchi, Guccio, Sir Amantio di Nicolao ("Gianni Schicchi")
• Jack Rance ("The Girl of the Golden West")
• Part in the cantata "Carmina Burana" by Orff

Also in the repertoire:

• Figaro ("The Barber of Seville" by Rossini)
• Amonasro ("Aida")
• Rigoletto ("Rigoletto")
• Renato ("Un ballo in maschera")
• Lord Henry Ashton ("Lucia di Lammermoor")
• Georges Germont ("La traviata")
• Grigory Gryaznoy ("The Tsar's Bride")
• Baron Scarpia ("Tosca")
• Marcello and Schaunard ("La Bohème")
• Rodrigo ("Don Carlos")
• Silvio ("Pagliacci")
• Ibn-Hakia ("Iolanta")
• Tomsky ("The Queen of Spades")
• Shaklovity ("Khovanshchina")
• Igor Svyatoslavich ("Prince Igor")
• Aleko ("Aleko")
• Tsaryov ("Semyon Kotko")
• Karenin ("Anna Karenina" by Uspensky)
• Mr. Astley ("The Gambler")
• Ernesto ("The Pirate")
• Parts in "Songs and Dances of Death" by Mussorgsky, and "Spring" and "The Bells" by Rachmaninoff

As a member of the Mariinsky Theater under the direction of Valery Gergiev, he participated in performances of "Journey to Rheims" (Kennedy Center in Washington, Real Theater in Madrid) and "The Love for Three Oranges" (Real Theater, Tokyo's Bunka Kaikan concert hall).

As a guest soloist, he performed at the Wuppertal Opera, Hannover State Opera, Flemish Opera (Ghent and Antwerp), Basel Theater, Lucerne Theater, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theater, Belarusian Bolshoi Theater, Perm and Krasnoyarsk Opera and Ballet Theaters. In 2013 and 2015, he participated in the Opera på Skäret festival (Sweden). He has toured with concert programs in the United States, Great Britain, and Denmark.

Guest soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre

• Laureate of the XXII International Music Competition named after Pietro Argento (Joye del Colle, Italy, 2019; 2nd prize)
• Laureate of the VI International Vocalists Competition named after B.T. Shtokolov (St. Petersburg, 2018; 2nd prize)
• Laureate of the IV International Vocalists Competition "Starry Rhapsody" (St. Petersburg, 2018; 1st prize)

Klim Tikhonov was born in 1997 in Irkutsk. In 2021, he graduated from the A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University (class of Mikhail Kita). In 2020-2021, he was a soloist of the St. Petersburg State "Music-Hall" Theatre.

In 2021, he became a scholarship holder of the Atkins program at the Mariinsky Theatre. He made his debut on its stage in 2022 as Ramiro in Rossini's "Cinderella".

His repertoire at the Mariinsky Theatre includes:

• Mozart ("Mozart and Salieri", chamber version)
• Tamino ("The Magic Flute")
• Lindoro ("The Italian Girl in Algiers")
• Ramiro ("Cinderella" by Rossini)
• Ernesto ("Don Pasquale")
• The tenor part in Orff's "Carmina Burana"

The singer's repertoire includes:

• Vladimir Igorevich ("Prince Igor")
• Lensky ("Eugene Onegin")
• Piskarev ("Nevsky Prospekt")
• Tamino ("The Magic Flute")
• Nemorino ("The Elixir of Love")
• Nadir ("The Pearl Fishers")
• Beppe ("Pagliacci")
• Duke ("Rigoletto")
• Alfred ("Die Fledermaus")

Alexander Malich is a television presenter and producer. He is the general producer of the New Stage of the A.S. Pushkin Russian Academic Drama Theater (Alexandrinsky Theater). He is also the author and host of the YouTube channel "Hot Culture/Haute Culture," which is a project about various art genres and culture in general. He interviews those who define the development of culture, such as stage directors, film directors, painters, musicians, performers, exhibition organizers, and book publishers.

He was born in Leningrad in 1983 and graduated from the Faculty of International Relations at St. Petersburg State University in 2005. He started working at the St. Petersburg 100TV channel in 2004, then moved to the "Rox" radio station in 2007 and the "Neva FM" radio station in 2012. He hosted projects on TV channels such as "78" ("The Sleepless") and "Medici TV" (broadcasts of music competitions). He authored and hosted more than a dozen entertainment, news, music, and educational TV projects. He is also a producer of documentary films about history, music, and travel. Malich is a laureate of the TEFI-Region award and other professional competitions. His most famous TV and radio projects aim to popularize classical music, visual arts, and museum life. His guests on the show include Mikhail Piotrovsky, Valery Gergiev, Anna Netrebko, Andrey Moguchy, Mikhail Shemyakin, Eric Roberts, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Ulyana Lopatkina, Sergey Shnurov, Igor Butman, Alexei German, Valery Fokin, and many others.

He is the host of the International Tchaikovsky Music Competition and broadcasts the "Nutcracker" International Competition on the "Culture" TV channel. He also hosts a subscription series at the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, "Concerts in Tails and Jeans."

Currently, he continues to develop music, scientific, and journalistic projects, and creates author's documentary projects. He is also an organizer and producer of festivals and television broadcasts, such as the Jazz Festival "Rainy Hot Culture Days," Brodsky Life (the 80th anniversary of Joseph Brodsky), and theater premieres at the Alexandrinsky Theater. He is also a participant in the projects of the Ad-vita, Anton Nearby, Uppsala Circus, and Perspectives funds. He hosts music and film festivals, such as the Tchaikovsky Competition, Dance-open, Nutcracker, Usadba-Jazz, Grand Piano Competition, the First Sochi Festival, Russian Seasons, and others.