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International Opera Awards 2023 Nominations 

International Opera Awards 2023 Nominations 
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We are thrilled to announce that several artists represented by our management have been shortlisted as nominees at the prestigious International Opera Awards 2023, we congratulate them on this well deserved recognition. 

Mezzo-Soprano Aigul Akhmetshina has been honoured with a nomination for the coveted title of Best Female Singer. Throughout the last season Aigul graced the stages of renowned opera houses such as the Bayerische Staatsoper, Teatro Real Madrid, the Royal Opera House, Metropolitan Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Opéra national de Paris, Dutch National Opera, and San Francisco Opera, among others, enchanting audiences with her brilliance.

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Another impressive talent Soprano Marigona Qerkezi has received a nomination for Best Young Singer. Marigona has graced esteemed venues such as Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Ópera A Coruña, Lithuanian National Opera and Teatro Lirico di Cagliari within the last year. 

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Furthermore the International Opera Awards acknowledged the outstanding work of our artists within several productions. Notably Alexander Raskatov's ‘Animal Farm’ at the Dutch National Opera has received the World Premiere nomination. This remarkable production showcased the incredible talents of several of our artists including Michael Gniffke, Artem Krutko, Frederik Bergman and Gennady Bezzubenkov, making it one of this year’s standout performances.

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The accolades continue with the nomination of Bayerische Staatsoper's production of ‘War and Peace’ for Best Premiere. This magnificent production featured a stellar cast, including Alexei Botnarciuc, Oksana Volkova, Stanislaw Kuflyuk and Granit Musliu. Behind the scenes the daring Ran Arthur Braun served as an assistant choreographer with the talented Liuba Orfenova joining the team as the Language Coach.

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Adding to our list of successes the visually noteworthy production of Bohuslav Martinů's ‘The Greek Passion’ at the Salzburg Festival, featuring bass-baritone Lukasz Golinski, also secured a well deserved place in the prestigious nominations for Best Premiere.

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These nominations and recognitions are a testament to the exceptional talent and dedication of our artists and the outstanding quality of the productions they are part of. Congratulations to all the artists and teams involved in these exceptional performances!

Aigul Akhmetshina

Aigul Akhmetshina

Mezzo Soprano

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The voice is an astounding instrument: rich of tone, knitted perfectly between registers, colored evenly from top to bottom unless she decides to...

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Marigona Qerkezi

Marigona Qerkezi

Soprano

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"a dramatic voice, with perfect breath control, expressive phrasing, attentive to every word"

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Michael Gniffke

Michael Gniffke

Tenor

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"la ductilité vocale et la justesse d’émission font merveille"

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Frederik Bergman

Bass-Baritone

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Bass-baritone Frederik Bergman was equally impressive in the role of The Messenger, for which he produced a clearly defined reading that allowed...

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Gennadii Bezzubenkov

Gennady Bezzubenkov

Bass

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"a delicious caricature of the priest, and in the last act he also sang the old prisoner with his sonorous voice." - Der Opernfreund

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Alexei Botnarciuc

Alexei Botnarciuc

Bass

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"...magnificent bass voice, round, black and with subtle dynamic nuances..." - Kaspar Sannemann, Oper Aktuell

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Oksana Volkova

Oksana Volkova

Mezzo Soprano

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"... a powerful and a dramatic voice. The beauty of her timbre enchants the most dramatic passages." - Nicolas Mathieu

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Granit Musliu

Granit Musliu

Tenor

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"...excellently focused, bronze-colored shining, expressive tenor"

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Ran Asher Braun

Ran Arthur Braun

Stage director - Live Action Designer

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Łukasz Goliński

Łukasz Goliński

Bass-Baritone

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"Polish baritone dominated the opera's closing stages with textual clarity and a heroic timbre and set about his duty of slaughter with righteous...

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