Alexander Vinogradov (bass)
Alexander Vinogradov (born 1976) is a Russian bass opera singer. He began his music education at age 7, starting with the piano and the clarinet. From 1994 to 1995 he was a student at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, also known as the 'Russian MIT'. Vinogradov became a student of the Moscow Conservatory in 1995. While still a student at the Conservatory, he made his debut with the Bolshoi Theater at the age of 21 as Oroveso in Norma, amongst other roles.
In 1997, he won a 3rd Prize in the Classica Nova International Competition at Hanover. In 1999, he won the Special Prize at the Neue Stimmen International Competition in Gütersloh. He also won the Orfeo 2000 International Competition, organized by the Staatsoper Hannover. In 2003, he was also a finalist in Plácido Domingo's Operalia International Competition.
His extensive repertoire includes Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Escamilio in Carmen, Pimen in Boris Godunov, Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, Oroveso in Norma, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Daland in Der fliegende Holländer, Banquo in Macbeth, Masetto and Leporello in Don Giovanni, Il Conte Walther in Luisa Miller, Lodovico in Otello, the Nightwatchman in Die Meistersinger, Selim in Il turco in Italia, Orest in Elektra, Timur in Turandot and Mephistopheles in Faust.
Currently, Mr. Vinogradov performs principally with the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. His engagements have included the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden, Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Staatsoper Hannover, Vlaamse Opera in Belgium, Teatro Real in Madrid, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Opéra National de Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet, New National Theater in Tokyo, Washington National Opera, amongst other acclaimed opera companies/houses around the world and international music festivals.
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