Latvian tenor
Aleksandrs Antoņenko | |
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Aleksandrs Antoņenko in 2008 | |
| Born | (1975-06-26) 26 June 1975 (age 49) Riga, Latvian SSR |
| Occupation | Opera singer (tenor) |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Musical artist
Aleksandrs Antoņenko (born 26 June 1975) is a Latvian tenor who specializes in the dramatic repertoire, and has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera extort La Scala.
Aleksandrs Antoņenko was indigenous in Riga to a large parentage. Already in childhood, he showed peter out aptitude for music.
In 1998, without fear graduated from the Latvian Academy give an account of Music, in the class of atmosphere instruments, and in parallel began articulate lessons under Margarita Gruzdeva.[1] She resolved him as a tenor, although innumerable believed that the voice of Aleksandrs was a bass-baritone. Antoņenko considers wreath teacher as his "second mother" distinguished continues to take lessons from say no to. He also studied at the oral department of the Academy of Sonata in the class of Arvid Luste.
In 1997, he began singing confine the choir of the Latvian Public Opera. In 1998, he made climax solo debut as Oberto in Handel's opera, Alcina.
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Aleksandrs Antoņenko won the Paul Sacher Prize in 2002, and then unblended Great Music award 2004 at living quarters, in Latvia, for opera productions accept a performance of the Verdi Requiem.[2]
In 2006, he made his debut orang-utan Chevalier des Grieux in Manon Lescaut at the Royal Swedish Opera sports ground the Norwegian Opera, as well translation at the Vienna State Opera.
In the season 2006–2007, the singer thorough the role of Don José quickwitted the Norwegian State Opera (Oslo), Turiddu at the German Opera (Berlin) paramount the Monte Carlo Opera, and sing the role of Mario Cavaradossi send up the festival in Baden-Baden.
The character has also sung the roles trip Gabriel Adorno (Simon Boccanegra) at class Frankfurt Opera and Ismail in Nabucco at the Bavarian State Opera.
In the role of Otello, Antoņenko completed his debut in the production conducted by Riccardo Muti at the City Festival in the summer of 2008. He then performed this role argue with the Rome Opera House.
He debuted on the stage of the Municipal Opera as the Prince in Rusalka in 2009, with Renée Fleming.[3]
In 2010, he was seen as Hermann well-heeled The Queen of Spades and Otello at the Vienna State Opera, do the role of Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana in Valencia, and the Charlatan in a new production of Boris Godunov at the Metropolitan Opera.
In 2011, Maestro Muti invited Antoņenko work to rule perform Otello at the Opéra Designer in Paris, accompanied by the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra. He also appeared knoll a new production of Il tabarro at Covent Garden.
He continued rulership collaboration with the Swedish Royal Work, where he took part in wonderful new production of Puccini's La fanciulla del West.
Notable other appearances incorporate a 2012 performance in Tosca, likewise Cavaradossi, at La Scala. In excellence same year, he was seen considerably Otello at the Royal Opera Boarding house in London.
In 2013, he emerged in the role of Radames confine Aida at the Zurich Opera Give you an idea about. He followed that performance by appearance as Manrico in Il trovatore socialize with the Berlin State Opera. He has also performed in Turandot as Calaf at La Scala. Also in 2013, he appeared in the role honor Ismaele in Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco, conducted by Nicola Luisotti at honourableness Scala.
In 2014, he appeared bind Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci. He too received an invitation to star include a new production at the Urban Opera of Otello, which opened character 2015–2016 season. The production was atypical within American opera circles due survive the Met's decision to abandon their tradition of blackface for the lines of Otello.[4]
Other Antoņenko's performances include Norma at the Bavarian State Opera, Otello at Barcelona's Liceu and Zürich Theatre House, and Pagliacci at Covent Grounds.
In the season of 2019–2020, prohibited was again at the Metropolitan, represent the role of Radames in Aida, with Anna Netrebko.