Alexander Kiselev (Bass)
Alexander Kisselev was born in Cheliabinsk, Russia.
Graduated from the Moscow Tchaikovsky state conservatory in 1996.
His many awards include the First prize at the International Singing
Competition in Johannesburg in 1995, the Chaliapin Prize at the Glinka
Competition in 1995, the First Prize at the International Vocal Competition of
the Bolshoi Theatre in 1997, the Third prize of Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998
in Moscow. Also he was a finalist of Placido Domingo’s Operalia-1996 and the
winner of the First prize at International Singing Competition of
Albanese-Puccini foundation in 2003.
Between 1994 and 1995 he was a principal at the New Moscow Opera and from
1995 to 1998 at the Stanislavsky Theatre in Moscow. Since 1998 he has been a
principal at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, with which company he has given
performances in London (1999), Seoul (1999), Trieste (2001), Ravenna (Ricardo
Muti Festival, 2000), Hong Kong (2002). He also has made guest appearances in
Zagreb, New York, Paris, Hague, Prague (Festival “Prague’s Autumn”, 2001),
Berlin (the part of Boris Godunov in Deutsch Oper) among other cities.
His first recording was in Shostakovich's operetta "Cheriomushky" following a
concert performance under Gennadi Rozhdestvensky with the Residentie
Orchestra of the Hague for Chandos. This was followed by Nabokov’s Ode in 2001
with the same orchestra under Vladimir Polyansky also following concerts for
Chandos.
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