Bass
Ilia Kazakov
Represented by
Represented by
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Herbert Wernicke, Stage Director
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Herbert Wernicke, Stage Director
Christian Thielemann, Conductor
Herbert Wernicke, Stage Director
Giedre Šlekytė, Conductor
Franco Zeffirelli, Stage Director
Giedre Šlekytė, Conductor
Franco Zeffirelli, Stage Director
Giedre Šlekytė, Conductor
Franco Zeffirelli, Stage Director
Debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker under Kirill Petrenko, debut at the Salzburger Festspiele, Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under Nathalie Stutzmann and with Wiener Staatsoper, debut as Ruslan Ruslan and Lyudmila, Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Figaro Le nozze di Figaro, Talbot Maria Stuarda at Staatsoper Hamburg, roles such as Ferrando Il trovatore, Gremin Eugene Onegin, Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia, Varlaam Boris Godunov, Truffaldino Ariadne auf Naxos, King of Egypt Aida, Zuniga Carmen, Pistola Falstaff, Lord Gualtiero Valton I Puritani - all at Wiener Staatsoper, Zuniga Carmen at the Oper im Steinbruch St. Margarethen.
Born in 1992, Ilia Kazakov has a degree in choir conducting and studied vocals with M.V. Rodchikova and A.P. Cilinko. In 2019 Ilia became the Winner and Special Prize winner of the Galina Vishnevskaya VII International Singing Competition. The same year he joined the Galina Vishnevskaya Opera Studio in Moscow where he performed a number of bass roles. His repertoire comprises Russian, German and French operatic parts and Lieder.
Verdi - Don Carlo - Philippe Aria - Ella giammai m’amo
Verdi - Don Carlo - Philippe Aria - Ella giammai m’amo
Boris Godunov - Varlaam
Boris Godunov - Varlaam
Mentre gonfiarsi l’anima...
Verdi - Attila
Mentre gonfiarsi l’anima...
Verdi - Attila
Gremin's Aria
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Gremin's Aria
Tchaikovsky - Eugene Onegin
Cheti, cheti, immantinente, Aspetta,aspetta...
Donizetti - Don Pasquale
Cheti, cheti, immantinente, Aspetta,aspetta...
Donizetti - Don Pasquale
Bass singer Ilia Kazakov brought a deep and stable sound that resonated sharply throughout the Atlanta Symphony Hall. These three soloists exercised their most passionate exchange during the penultimate movement, “Lux aeterna”
Ilia Kazakov macht als Pharao wirklich Spaß, eigentlich wie jedes Mal, wenn man ihn auf der Bühne erleben darf. Hier wünscht man sich deutlich mehr tragende Rollen für dieses Ensemble-Mitglied, bravo Herr Kazakov!
... Ilya Kazakov as Dr Grenvil gave solid performance.
Auch die kleineren Partien sind von hohem Niveau, wie etwa Ilja Kazakov als Doktor Grenvil...