Burdenko, Roman - Baritone
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Burdenko, Roman - Baritone Biography Roman Burdenko is one of the most interesting young baritones. He is the winner of many prestigious singing competitions including Competizione dell’ Opera International Competition in Moscow (1st Prize, 2011), Concours de Chant Lyrique Long-Thibaud-Crespin in Paris (2nd Prize, 2011), Placido Domingo’s Operalia in Beijing (3rd Prize, 2012), and 32nd International Hans Gabor Belvedere Singing Competition in Amsterdam (2nd Prize, 2013). Burdenko joined Mariinsky Opera Company in Sankt-Petersburg in 2017. Among his recent and upcoming engagements are Shchelkalov (Boris Godunov) at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Gerrard (Andrea Chenier) in Deutsche Oper Berlin, Rodrigo (Don Carlo) in Bolshoi Theatre, Lord Enrico Ashton (Lucia di Lammermoor) at Zurich Opera, Alfio (Cavalleria rusticana) and Tonio (I pagliacci) at the Dutch National Opera, also Rigoletto, Prince Igor, Falstaff, Alberich (Das Rheingold), Amorasro (Aida), Rangoni (Boris Godunov), Escamillo (Carmen), Tonio (I pagliacci), Tomsky (The Queen of Spades) and Albiani (Simon Boccanegra) at Mariinsky. Among highlights of his previous seasons are roles of Tonio (I pagliecci), Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana), Rangoni (Boris Godunov) at Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile, Marcello (La bohème) at the Komische Oper Berlin, Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) at the Palm Beach Opera, Paolo Albiani (Simon Boccanegra) at theTeatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and Opéra national du Rhin in Strasbourg. During past seasons Burdenko has performed Tonio, Prince Igor, Stankar (Stiffelio), Dunois (Orleanskaya deva), Renato (Un ballo), Enrico (Lucia), Ford (Falstaff)and debuted in Prokofiev’s Ivan the Terrible at the Rotterndam Gergiev Festival among many others. He sung on stages of most prestigous theatres such as Théâtre de Genève, Bolshoi Theatre, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Las Palmas Opera, Opernhaus Zurich, Glyndebourne Festval, Royal Danish Opera Copenhagen, Bavarian State Opera etc. Burdenko’s past engagements include Alfio (Cavalleria Rusticana) and Tonio (I Pagliacci) with Grand Théâtre de Genève, the title role in Prince Igor at the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Stankar (Stiffelio) with Bilbao Opera, Dunois in a concert version of Tchaikovsky's “Orleanskaya Deva” with Grand Théâtre de Genève, Renato (Un ballo in Maschera) with Deutsche Oper Berlin, Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) with Las Palmas Opera, Alfio and Tonio withOpernhaus Zürich, his debut at the Rotterdam Gergiev Festival in Prokofiev’s “Ivan The Terrible”, Ford (Falstaff) at Glyndebourne Festival with Mark Elder and Richard Jones, Tomsky (Pique Dame) at Mariinsky Theatre, title role in Nabucco at Grand Théâtre de Genève, debut at the Bavarian State Opera as Belcore (L'elisir d'amore), Germont (La Traviata) at Glyndebourne Touring and at Mariinsky Theatre. Repertoire Opera Borodin, A. Prince Igor Prince Igor Bizet, G. Carmen Escamillo Donizetti, G L’elisir d’amore Belcore Lucia di Lammermoor Enrico Gounod, Ch. Faust Valentin Leoncavallo, R. I pagliacci Silvio Tonio Mascagni, P. Cavaleria Rusticana Alfio Mussorgsky, M. Boris Godunov Shchelkalov Rangoni Prokofiev, S. Betrothal in a Monastery Don Ferdinand Semyon Kotko Tsaryov Puccini, G. La boheme Marcello Rachmaninov, S. Aleko Aleko Rimsky-Korsakov, N. The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Fyodor Poyarok Maiden Fevronia Sadko Venetian Guest Shostakovich, D. Moscow, Cheryomuchki Sasha Taneyev, S. Orestea Aegisthus Thaikovsky, P. Eugene Onegin Eugene Onegin Iolanta Ibn-Hakia, Robert The Queen of Spades Tomsky Yeletsky Zlatogor Verdi, G. Un ballo in maschera Renato Falstaff Ford Simon Boccanegra Paolo Albiani La traviata Germont Nabucco Nabucco Reviews VERDI - LA TRAVIATA - GIORGIO GERMONT, GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING FESTIVAL A man certainly in and of the world is Russian baritone Roman Burdenko’s Giorgio Germont, an impassioned father pursuing his family’s interests with a direct vocal force that serves to emphasise the isolation of the young lovers. His reception at the end of the first night suggests that he has certainly won the audience’s hearts. – Michael Dervan, The Irish Times Russian baritone Roman Burdenko, credible as representing an older generation and delivering authentic bel canto vigour as Germont senior; his duet with Violetta in the second act is a real expressive highlight. – George Hall, The Guardian As his father, Roman Burdenko exudes a gravitas of voice and bearing that belie his comparatively tender years (according to his Mariinsky biog, he's just 30); the realisation that he's intervened in a situation far more complex than he originally thought appears to come rather earlier than usual, and he sustains and develops it with conviction. – Katherine Cooper, What’s on Stage Roman Burdenko's considerably aged-up Germont makes a powerful impression with his dark, firm baritone from the moment he enters. This father-figure maintains a subtle psychological grip without resorting to obvious bullying. – John Allison, The Telegraph.