Vladimir Andreevich Atlantov
Vladimir Andrejewitsch Atlantow ( Russian Владимир Андреевич Атлантов ; born February 19, 1939 in Leningrad ) is a Russian opera singer ( tenor ).
Life
Atlantov's parents were opera singers who introduced him to classical singing from childhood. While still a student at the Rimsky Korsakov Conservatory in Leningrad , he received his first contract at the Kirov Opera in 1962 . In the following year he sang the first solo part there.
He was twice sent to singing classes at La Scala in Milan . In 1966 he won the Tchaikovsky Competition .
Since 1967 he was a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow , where he initially mainly Spinto sang -Partien, both from the Russian repertoire (Hermann in The Queen of Spades , Vladimir in Prince Igor , Dmitry in Boris Godunov , Don Juan in The Stone Guest ) , also in French (Don José in Carmen ) and Italian operas (Manrico in the troubadour , Riccardo in the masked ball , Radames in Aida , Canio in Bajazzo , Turiddu in Cavalleria rusticana , Cavaradossi in Tosca ).
His voice darkened and took on a heroic tinge over the course of his career . So he was also able to sing the part of Othello by Giuseppe Verdi . In this role he celebrated triumphs at the Bolshoi Theater together with his wife Tamara Milaschkina as Desdemona .
Since 1987 he has sang mainly on western stages after the Soviet authorities had given him permission. In the same year he received the Austrian honorary title “ chamber singer ”. He and his wife settled permanently in Vienna .
Records and opera films
For the Soviet monopoly company Melodija he worked on numerous complete recordings of the Russian repertoire in the sixties and seventies. No other Russian tenor has so many complete recordings.
Atlantov sang and acted in several Soviet opera films, including a. Roles in Bizet's Carmen , Verdi's Othello and Dargomyschski's Steinernem Gast .
Western record companies could only sign him after his voice had passed its zenith.
Web links
- Literature by and about Vladimir Andrejewitsch Atlantow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article in Russian artist biography
- Listing of feature films (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bolschaja Rossijskaja Enziklopedija w 30-d. Moskwa 2005, Vol. 2, p. 766.
- ↑ I. Kotkina: Atlantow w Bolschom Teatre. Moskva 2002.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Atlantov, Vladimir Andreevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Атлантов, Владимир Андреевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian opera singer (tenor) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |