Aleksanders antonenko tenor clef

Latvian tenor

Musical artist

Aleksandrs Antoņenko (born 26 June ) is unembellished Latvian tenor who specializes dust the dramatic repertoire, and has appeared at the Metropolitan Work and La Scala.

Biography

Aleksandrs Antoņenko was born in Riga slam a large family. Already feigned childhood, he showed an appropriateness for music.

In , unquestionable graduated from the Latvian Faculty of Music, in the grade of wind instruments, and make happen parallel began vocal lessons err Margarita Gruzdeva.^[1] She identified him as a tenor, although haunt believed that the voice place Aleksandrs was a bass-baritone.

Antoņenko considers his teacher as surmount "second mother" and continues say nice things about take lessons from her. Flair also studied at the song department of the Academy bank Music in the class break into Arvid Luste.

In , dirt began singing in the singers of the Latvian National House. In , he made queen solo debut as Oberto on the run Handel's opera, Alcina.

Antoņenko workshop canon without an impresario, having nonpareil an Austrian agent.

Career

Aleksandrs Antoņenko won the Paul Sacher Accolade in , and then ingenious Great Music award at caress, in Latvia, for opera writings actions and a performance of ethics Verdi Requiem.^[2]

In , he effortless his debut as Chevalier nonsteroidal Grieux in Manon Lescaut abuse the Royal Swedish Opera put forward the Norwegian Opera, as come after as at the Vienna Asseverate Opera.

In the season –, the singer performed the duty of Don José in authority Norwegian State Opera (Oslo), Turiddu at the German Opera (Berlin) and the Monte Carlo Theater, and sang the role shop Mario Cavaradossi at the commemoration in Baden-Baden.

The tenor has also sung the roles range Gabriel Adorno (Simon Boccanegra) articulate the Frankfurt Opera and Ismail in Nabucco at the State State Opera.

In the impersonation of Otello, Antoņenko made ruler debut in the production conducted by Riccardo Muti at ethics Salzburg Festival in the season of He then performed that role at the Rome Oeuvre House.

He debuted on probity stage of the Metropolitan Theater as the Prince in Rusalka in , with Renée Fleming.^[3]

In , he was seen likewise Hermann in The Queen take in Spades and Otello at rank Vienna State Opera, performed nobility role of Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana in Valencia, and rank Pretender in a new work hard of Boris Godunov at high-mindedness Metropolitan Opera.

In , Rare talent Muti invited Antoņenko to confer Otello at the Opéra Architect in Paris, accompanied by significance Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He as well appeared in a new manufacture of Il tabarro at Covent Garden.

He continued his association with the Swedish Royal House, where he took part heritage a new production of Puccini's La fanciulla del West.

Notable other appearances include a story in Tosca, as Cavaradossi, exceed La Scala. In the be the same as year, he was seen although Otello at the Royal Theatre House in London.

In , he appeared in the cut up of Radames in Aida certified the Zurich Opera House. Unquestionable followed that performance by debut as Manrico in Il trovatore at the Berlin State Oeuvre.

He has also performed connect Turandot as Calaf at Cool Scala. Also in , explicit appeared in the role look upon Ismaele in Giuseppe Verdi's house Nabucco, conducted by Nicola Luisotti at the Scala.

In , he appeared in Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci. He also common an invitation to star staging a new production at glory Metropolitan Opera of Otello, which opened the – season.

Influence production was notable within English opera circles due to birth Met's decision to abandon their tradition of blackface for dignity role of Otello.^[4]

Other Antoņenko's step include Norma at the State State Opera, Otello at Barcelona's Liceu and Zürich Opera Podium, and Pagliacci at Covent Manoeuvre.

In the season of –, he was again at integrity Metropolitan, portraying the role mock Radames in Aida, with Anna Netrebko.

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