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ISAEV Aleksei
Born in the city of Tver, the Russian baritone Aleksey Isaev studied at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow.
In 2011, he became a soloist at the Helikon Theatre in Moscow, where he performed a vast repertoire: Eugene Onegin, Prince Yeletsky and Tomsky (The Queen of Spades), Count di Luna (Il Trovatore), Silvio (Pagliacci), the Demon, Escamillo (Carmen), Count Almaviva (The Marriage of Figaro)… He also performed Germont (La Traviata) at the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow.
Abroad, he also portrayed Renato (Un Ballo in maschera) and Griaznoï (The Tsar's Bride) at the Tallinn Opera, as well as Enrico (Lucia di Lammermoor) at the Semperoper in Dresden.
He also performed the role of Iago (Otello) at the Staatstheater in Wiesbaden alongside Gregory Kunde.
In January 2020, he stepped in at the last minute to sing the title role in *The Demon* at the Bordeaux Opera, where he received great acclaim.
He later portrayed Scarpia (Tosca) and Aleko at the Helikon Theatre, Count di Luna in Wiesbaden, and Germont in Helsinki.
In October 2022, he achieved great success at the Capitole de Toulouse in the role of Vodnik (Rusalka), a role he reprised in February 2023 for his debut at Covent Garden, conducted by Semyon Bychkov. A few months later, he replaced Ludovic Tézier as Count di Luna for the final performance of *Il Trovatore* at Covent Garden.
Recently, he performed Don Carlo di Vargas (La Forza del Destino) at Covent Garden, Don Pizarro (Fidelio) at the Opéra de Dijon, and Count di Luna at the Staatsoper Hamburg.
Upcoming projects include Iago at the Semperoper in Dresden, Nabucco in Toulouse, and especially at Covent Garden, where he will sing Carlo Gérard (Andrea Chénier) alongside Jonas Kaufmann and Sondra Radvanovsky, as well as Scarpia alongside Sonya Yoncheva and Yusif Eyvasov.
Adagio Artists
"One can only applaud Aleksei Isaev's remarkable performance, with his sumptuous timbre, revealing all the nobility within him, but also his tenderness." (Opéra Magazine)
"The Russian bass-baritone Aleksei Isaev delivers a deeply moving, even heartbreaking, Ondin, which won the public's favor. Swimming or crawling on the ground, his emphasis never breaks the vocal line of the Romantic school." (Première Loge)
"Another great ovation goes to Aleksei Isaev's Vodnik, making his debut in Toulouse. First, let's praise his ability to constantly be in or under the water! Above all, he brings a much-needed warmth: his Běda! Běda! in Act II is stunning, a heartfelt cry filled with all the love a father can feel for a daughter he sees losing herself." (Forumopera)
"Dedicated to the Russian baritone Aleksei Isaev, who had already stunned us during his first appearance at the Capitole in the role of Vodnik (*Rusalka* – October 2022), this concert, unlike most previous ones, was composed of opera arias. What we discover today is the rare voice of a true dramatic baritone, a range flirting with that of a bass-baritone, even a bass-baritone. The projection is impressive across all registers, all perfectly unified; the low notes sound commanding, and the high notes retain the autumnal harmonics of this baritone-like color. This last point is the infallible sign of a perfectly placed voice. His Vodnik made us suspect it. Now there is no doubt. This young man in his thirties, celebrating his 35th birthday on stage during this concert, will very soon become an Amonasro, a Nabucco, and perhaps, to begin with Wagner, a Dutchman—and why not his companion in color and range: Telramund." (ClassicToulouse)
ISAEV Aleksei
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