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Boris Pinkhasovich

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Boris Pinkhasovich
Борис Пинхасович
Born14 November 1986
Sankt Peterburg
OccupationOpera singer
Years active2011-present
Websiteborispinkhasovich.com

Boris Pinkhasovich (born 14 November 1986) is a Russian-Austrian baritone, known for his leading roles in opera theaters, such as the Vienna State Opera, Bavarian State Opera,[1] Royal Opera House Covent Garden[2] and Teatro alla Scala.[3][4]

Life and career

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Boris Pinkhasovich was born in Saint Petersburg into a family of musicians. His exceptional musical talent was recognized early and he studied conducting and singing (with world-famous mezzo-soprano Irina Bogacheva[5]) at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory of Music.[6] Upon graduating cum laude in 2011,[6] he was immediately engaged as a soloist at the prestigious Mikhailovsky Theatre[7] in St. Petersburg, where he sang in numerous principal roles.

His international career took off with engagements at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden[2] (Shchelkalov in "Boris Godunov", Marcello in "La Bohème" and Belcore in "L'elisir d'amore"),  Opéra de Bastille[8] (Shchelkalov in "Boris Godunov"), Vienna State Opera[9] (Figaro in "Barbiere di Siviglia", Onegin in "Eugen Onegin", Sharpless in "Madama Butterfly", Ford in "Falstaff", Rodrigo in "Don Carlo", Lescaut in "Manon Lescaut", Yeletsky in "Queen of Spades", Marcello in "La Bohème"), Bavarian State Opera[1] (Paolo Albiani in "Simon Boccanergra", Onegin in "Eugen Onegin", Ford in "Falstaff", Sharpless in "Madama Butterfly",  Lescaut in "Manon Lescaut", Platon Kovalyov in Shostakovich's "Nos", Rodrigo in "Don Carlo",Yeletsky in "Queen of Spades"), Semperoper Dresden[10] (Sharpless in "Madama Butterfly"), Teatro alla Scala[3] (Marcello in "La Bohème" and Enrico in "Lucia di Lammermoor").

He appeared as soloist at a Gala Concert at Chorégies d'Orange[11] in France, at the Royal Opera House Hvorostovsky Memorial Concert[12] in London, at the Salzburg Festival[13] (Thésée in Enescu's "Ödipe"), at the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden[14] and the Philharmonie Berlin[15] (Yeletsky in "Queen of Spades").

In December 2023 Boris Pinkhasovich became a Austrian citizenship in the special interest of the Republic of Austria for extraordinary achievements.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bavarian State Opera - Boris Pinkhasovich".
  2. ^ a b "Boris Pinkhasovich". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  3. ^ a b Salazar, Francisco (2023-04-10). "Artist of the Week: Boris Pinkhasovich". OperaWire. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  4. ^ Staatsoper, Wiener. "Boris Pinkhasovich | Artists | Wiener Staatsoper". Vienna State Opera. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Irina BOGACHEVA | Drupal". www.conservatory.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  6. ^ a b "Борис Пинхасович | Drupal". www.conservatory.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  7. ^ "Boris Pinkhasovich - Mikhailovsky Theatre St Petersburg". mikhailovsky.ru. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  8. ^ "Boris Pinkhasovich". Opéra national de Paris. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  9. ^ "Vorstellungen mit Boris Pinkhasovich | Spielplanarchiv der Wiener Staatsoper". archiv.wiener-staatsoper.at. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  10. ^ "Boris Pinkhasovich - Personen - Semperoper Dresden". www.semperoper.de. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  11. ^ "BORIS PINKHASOVICH & MARIA PRINZ". Klassik in Klagenfurt (in German). 2024-06-22. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  12. ^ sagt, Heiko van de Sand (2018-03-19). "Bariton Dmitri Hvorostovsky posthum zum Österreichischen Kammersänger ernannt". KLINGERS KULTURPAVILLON (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  13. ^ "Boris Pinkhasovich". Salzburger Festspiele (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  14. ^ Baden-Baden, Festspielhaus. "Boris Pinkhasovich". Festspielhaus Baden-Baden (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  15. ^ Redaktion (2022-04-26). "Ein verhängnisvolles Spiel: Berliner Philharmoniker begeistern mit konzertanter "Pique Dame"". DAS OPERNMAGAZIN (in German). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  16. ^ "Antrag des Bundesministers für Inneres - Verleihung der österreichischen Staatsbürgerschaft" (PDF). 2023.
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