Nikolay Baskov
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, Russian SFSR) is a popular Russia
n tenor
singer. He's famous for performing both classical opera
tic arias and pop music
songs.
He is meritorious
(2001) and people's (2009) artist of the Russian Federation. He is people's
artist of Ukraine
. He also known as the Russian television intellectual game show What? Where? When?
gamer (the team of Mikhail Barshchevsky
).
Nikolay Baskov studied at Gnessin music academy
in Moscow, and became an aspirant
of Moscow State Petr Chaykovsky Conservatory
. In 1998 Baskov won the first prize in the All-Russian Young Singers Competition and second prize in the Grande Voce competition 1999 in Spain
.
The same year Nikolay Baskov was invited to the Bolshoi theatre
troupe. He performed the major arias in such operas as Yevgeni Onegin, Prince Igor
, Boris Godunov
, Traviata and others.
In 2000 he recorded his debut solo album «Posveshenie» (Dedication). The video filmed for «In Memory of Caruso» (based on Adagio in G minor
) was aired on Russian TV and increased his popularity. Since 2001, Baskov abandoned the Bolshoi to run his commercially successful solo career. Though Baskov's repertoire consists mostly of modern -arrangements of arias and romances
, he performs pop music as well. Nikolay has often performed with pop artists, as well as with classical singers, such as Montserrat Caballé
. From July 2009 to March 2011, he dated Oksana Fedorova, the former Miss Universe.
Released in 2011 the "Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey" concert performance CD/DVD takes place at Moscow’s Hall of the Luzhniki Stadium
. Baskov is accompanied by a full orchestra and plays to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 people. Taped with 24 HD cameras, this is Russia’s most elaborate and expensive performance ever recorded for international television. He performs classic pieces from “Tosca”, “La Boheme”, “Werther”, “Turandot” and other popular songs from his catalogue such as “Be My Love”, “Granada” and “Back to Sorrento”. Baskov is joined by world-renowned soprano, Montserrat Caballé
, and her daughter Marti, for several duets.
Baskov is planning his first American tour in early 2012.
Balashikha
Balashikha is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River east of Moscow. It is known for its unique river and waterway system. The Pekhorka River system covers an area of from north to south and from east to west, and many small lakes and ponds were created by damming to...
, Russian SFSR) is a popular Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
singer. He's famous for performing both classical opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
tic arias and pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
songs.
He is meritorious
Meritorious Artist
Meritorious Artist , also translated as Merited Artist, Deserved Artist or Distinguished Artist or Honorary Artist or Honorable Actor) is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union republics, and Autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a...
(2001) and people's (2009) artist of the Russian Federation. He is people's
People's Artist of Ukraine
People's Artist of Ukraine is an honorary and the highest title awarding to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts ....
artist of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. He also known as the Russian television intellectual game show What? Where? When?
What? Where? When?
What? Where? When? is an intellectual game show well known in Russian-language media and other CIS states. It is produced for television by TV Igra on the Russian Channel One and also exists as a competitive game played in clubs organized by the ....
gamer (the team of Mikhail Barshchevsky
Mikhail Barshchevsky
Mikhail Yurevich Barshchevsky , plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Federation in the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation....
).
Nikolay Baskov studied at Gnessin music academy
Gnessin State Musical College
The Gnessin State Musical College and Gnessin Russian Academy of Music is a prominent music school in Moscow, Russia...
in Moscow, and became an aspirant
First professional degree
A professional degree prepares the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing competency skills along with theory and analysis. These professions are typically licensed or otherwise regulated by a governmental or government-approved body...
of Moscow State Petr Chaykovsky Conservatory
Moscow Conservatory
The Moscow Conservatory is a higher musical education institution in Moscow, and the second oldest conservatory in Russia after St. Petersburg Conservatory. Along with the St...
. In 1998 Baskov won the first prize in the All-Russian Young Singers Competition and second prize in the Grande Voce competition 1999 in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
The same year Nikolay Baskov was invited to the Bolshoi theatre
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds performances of ballet and opera. The Bolshoi Ballet and Bolshoi Opera are amongst the oldest and most renowned ballet and opera companies in the world...
troupe. He performed the major arias in such operas as Yevgeni Onegin, Prince Igor
Prince Igor
Prince Igor is an opera in four acts with a prologue. It was composed by Alexander Borodin. The composer adapted the libretto from the East Slavic epic The Lay of Igor's Host, which recounts the campaign of Russian prince Igor Svyatoslavich against the invading Polovtsian tribes in 1185...
, Boris Godunov
Boris Godunov (opera)
Boris Godunov is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky . The work was composed between 1868 and 1873 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is Mussorgsky's only completed opera and is considered his masterpiece. Its subjects are the Russian ruler Boris Godunov, who reigned as Tsar during the Time of Troubles,...
, Traviata and others.
In 2000 he recorded his debut solo album «Posveshenie» (Dedication). The video filmed for «In Memory of Caruso» (based on Adagio in G minor
Adagio in G minor
The Adagio in G minor for violin, strings and organ continuo, is a neo-Baroque composition popularly attributed to the 18th-century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni, but composed by the 20th-century musicologist and Albinoni biographer Remo Giazotto and based on the disputed discovery of a...
) was aired on Russian TV and increased his popularity. Since 2001, Baskov abandoned the Bolshoi to run his commercially successful solo career. Though Baskov's repertoire consists mostly of modern -arrangements of arias and romances
Romance (music)
The term romance has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. During the 18th and 19th centuries Russian composers developed the French variety of the...
, he performs pop music as well. Nikolay has often performed with pop artists, as well as with classical singers, such as Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé is a Spanish operatic soprano. Although she sang a wide variety of roles, she is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi....
. From July 2009 to March 2011, he dated Oksana Fedorova, the former Miss Universe.
Released in 2011 the "Nikolai Baskov: Romantic Journey" concert performance CD/DVD takes place at Moscow’s Hall of the Luzhniki Stadium
Luzhniki Stadium
The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...
. Baskov is accompanied by a full orchestra and plays to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 people. Taped with 24 HD cameras, this is Russia’s most elaborate and expensive performance ever recorded for international television. He performs classic pieces from “Tosca”, “La Boheme”, “Werther”, “Turandot” and other popular songs from his catalogue such as “Be My Love”, “Granada” and “Back to Sorrento”. Baskov is joined by world-renowned soprano, Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé
Montserrat Caballé is a Spanish operatic soprano. Although she sang a wide variety of roles, she is best known as an exponent of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Verdi....
, and her daughter Marti, for several duets.
Baskov is planning his first American tour in early 2012.
Discography
- Посвящение (Dedication 2000)
- Посвящение на бис (Dedication Encore 2000)
- Шедевры уходящего века (Masterpieces of the Passing Century, 2001)
- Мне 25 (I'm 25, 2001)
- Никогда не говори прощай (Never Say Farewell, 2004)
- Отпусти меня (Release Me, 2005)
- Лучшие песни (Best Songs, 2005)
- Romantic Journey, 2011
External links
- http://www.baskov.ru/ - official site
- http://nvbaskov.ucoz.com/