"The wonderful world of enchanting love"

About event

On December 18 at 18:30 A. At the State Academic Big Theater named after Navoi 
The concert "the wonderful world of charming love" will take place.

Venera Gimadieva (Soprano)

2011 - Winner of the Russian President's Award for Young Cultural Figures
2014 - "Golden Mask" for the best female role. Opera "Somnambulist"
2019 - Winner of the Bravo Award "Best Classical Female Vocal"
Venera Gimadieva graduated from the Kazan Music College in 2003 in the class of choral conducting. From 2004 to 2009, Venera studied at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Rimsky-Korsakov at the opera singing department, in the class of Professor Svetlana Vladimirovna Gorenkova.
In 2008, Venus was invited as a soloist to the St. Petersburg Opera under the direction of Yu. I. Alexandrov. It was there that her debuts took place in such roles as Lucia (Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor"), Gilda (Verdi's "Rigoletto"), Lucia (Britten's "The Disgrace of Lucretia").

OKSANA VOLKOVA (Mezzo-soprano)

The mezzo-soprano Oksana Volkova was born in Minsk and graduated from the vocal department and the master's degree program of the Belarusian State Academy of Music under the guidance of the People's Artist of the Republic of Belarus Professor Lidia Galushkina. As a student, Volkova was accepted into the troupe of the National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theater of the Republic of Belarus. She is the owner of several prestigious competitive titles and awards, including the first prize at the XXII Glinka International Competition, the title of Laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Belarus and the Francysk Skaryna Medal. Volkova's 2013 debut at the Metropolitan Opera brought world fame, where she performed Maddalena (Rigoletto) and Olga (Eugene Onegin), and where she returned to the roles of Sonnet (Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, 2014) and Juliet (Tales of Hoffman, 2018). In the 2017/2018 season, Oksana also made her debut at the Salzburg Festival, playing the role of Polina in The Queen of Spades under the direction of Maris Jansons. 

Denis Vlasenko (Conductor)

Denis Vlasenko, one of the brightest young Russian conductors, was born in Moscow into a family of musicians. After graduating from the A.V. Sveshnikov Choral College and the V. S. Popov Academy of Choral Art, he was educated as an opera and symphony conductor at the Moscow and St. Petersburg Conservatories by Professors Vladimir Ponkin and Alexander Titov. In 2010, he won a competition among conductors for the New Russia State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yuri Bashmet. 
He has repeatedly performed with such soloists as: Anna Netrebko, Yuri Bashmet, Vadim Repin, Aida Garifullina, Denis Matsuev, Alexander Rudin, Maria Gulegina, Nikolai Lugansky, Hibla Gerzmava, Sergey Krylov, Luca Debarg, Erwin Schrott, Joseph Callea and many other artists. He has collaborated with many Russian and foreign ensembles: the symphony orchestras of the Moscow and St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia, the Brussels Philharmonic, the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Bologna Opera, the European Symphony Orchestra (Gibraltar), the State Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan, the National Orchestra of Latvia, the Symphony Orchestra of Munster.

Alibek Abdurakhmanov (Conductor)

Alibek Abdurakhmanov was born in 1984 in Tashkent. Graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan with a degree in Percussion instruments
Since 2005, artist of the orchestra of the musical theater studio at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan. Since 2007, he has been the concertmaster of the percussion group of the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan.

Participation in projects:
45th International Summer School of Contemporary Academic Music in Darmstadt (Germany, 2010)
Annual Award Ceremony of the Prince Claus Foundation, Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2009)
Tour of the cities of China 2009
Omnibus Laboratory I-VI (Uzbekistan, 2005-2010)
Black Box I-VI (Uzbekistan, 2006-2010)
Stars of Tomorrow - concert with the German Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich (Germany, 2007)
Convention of the International Association of Percussionists in Nashville (USA, 2004)

Ramiz Usmanov (Tenor)

Ramiz Usmanov was born on December 14, 1981 in the Jizzakh region, Arnasay district (Uzbekistan). After graduating from the 9th grade of secondary school, in 1996 he entered the music College named after Yu.Rajabi majoring in "rubab". In 2000, he entered the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in the specialty "academic vocal" in the class of the Honored Artist of Uzbekistan, Associate Professor A.Abdukadyrov.

In 2000, he entered the internship group of the A.Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theater. From 2005 to the present - soloist of the opera troupe of the GABT named after A.Navoi. In 2008, he won the 1st prize at the regional competition "Romansiada - 2008" in Kazakhstan (Shymkent) and the 2nd prize at the International competition "Romansiada - 2008" in Russia (Moscow). In 2010, he won the first prize and the title of "Best Tenor of the Competition" at the International Vocal Competition named after him. Bulbul in Azerbaijan (Baku). Regularly participates in all government concerts and cultural events of international importance.

Ramiz Usmanov is the owner of a voice of rare beauty and richness, rich in overtones and colors characteristic of both the performance of lyrical and dramatic tenor repertoire, which allows him to successfully perform a wide range of leading tenor roles. Regularly participates in all government and state concerts. In 2010, Usmanov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Uzbekistan for his high achievements.

In the repertoire of R.Usmanov 's party:
Zh.Bizet "Pearl Seekers" - Nadir.
J. Verdi "La Traviata" - Alfred.
J.Verdi "Rigoletto" - Duke.
J. Puccini "Bohemia" - Rudolph.
J. Verdi "Troubadour" - Manrico.

In 2012, he received the Grand Prix at the B.Tulegenova in Almaty (Kazakhstan).
In 2013, he won the second place at the International Competition "Competizione dell'Opera" in Austria (Linz).
In 2014, he received the Grand Prix at the First Minsk International Christmas Opera Competition.
In 2015, he received the title of People's Artist of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Rahim Mirzakamalov (Baritone), Jabrail Idrisov (Bass) also take part in the concert

Age restrictions / Language

7+
"The wonderful world of enchanting love" "The wonderful world of enchanting love"