Vladimir Atlantov
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Vladimir Andreyevich Atlantov (born 19 February 1939) is a Russian opera
tic tenor
.
Born in Leningrad
, Atlantov is the son of bass
Andrey Petrovich (1906–1971) who sang in both the Kirov and Maly opera theaters of Leningrad. His mother, Maria Aleksandrovna Yelizarova, wasca lyric soprano
who performed in the same opera theaters, taught, and later was a vocal consultant in the Kirov theater. She had been awarded the title of the Honored Artist of the RSFSR. His wife Tamara Andreyevna Milashkina (b. 1934) a soprano, is also an opera singer. She had been awarded the title the People's Artist of the USSR
as well as the State Award of the Russian SSR. They have a daughter Lada (b. 1963)
Atlantov grew up in the wings of the opera theater. At the age of 6 he joined the Glinka choir school and in 1957 he was accepted in the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1962, while still a student, he was hired as an intern in the Kirov theater. The same year he was awarded the silver medal at the Glinka vocal competition and was allowed to go to Milan
, Italy to practice in La Scala
. Together with other Russian singers he studied with E. Barra and E Piazza. In two years at La Scala Atlantov learned the parts of the Duke in Rigoletto
, Rodolfo in La boheme
, Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera
, and Cavaradossi in Tosca
.
After his return from Italy Atlantov sang Alvaro in the Kirov opera's La forza del destino
. Sol Hurok
heard him in the part and invited him to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera
which would have been Atlantov 's first foreign tour. However, the official permission for the tour never came.
1966 saw Atlantov as Gherman in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
. The same year he became the first prize winner at the 3rd Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow. After that Atlantov was transferred to the Bolshoy Theater in Moscow. His first operas there were La traviata
and Eugene Onegin
.
In 1967 Atlantov won the first prize at the 3rd International Competition in Sofia
and the fourth prize winner at the International competition in Montreal
. He also went to Milan together with the Bolshoy theater.
While at the Bolshoy, Atlantov sang 18 roles, 13 of which were new for him. One of his best roles became Otello. In 1978 he was one of seven tenors invited to sing in the Teatro San Carlo in Naples
on the occasion of Enrico Caruso's 100 anniversary. In 1987 he was named a Kammersänger
of the Vienna
opera.
In 1988 Atlantov left Russia and the Bolshoy opera and continued his career in Europe. Parts that he sang most often in the best opera houses of the world were Gherman, Canio, and Otello.
Video record of his performances: Sadko
- Bolshoy, 1975; The Queen of Spades - Bolshoy, 1982; Otello - Arena di Verona, 1982; Khovanshchina
- Vienna, 1989; The Queen of Spades - Vienna, 1991.
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 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...
.
Born in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
, Atlantov is the son of bass
Bass (voice type)
A bass is a type of male singing voice and possesses the lowest vocal range of all voice types. According to The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, a bass is typically classified as having a range extending from around the second E below middle C to the E above middle C...
Andrey Petrovich (1906–1971) who sang in both the Kirov and Maly opera theaters of Leningrad. His mother, Maria Aleksandrovna Yelizarova, wasca lyric soprano
Lyric soprano
A lyric soprano is a type of operatic soprano that has a warm quality with a bright, full timbre which can be heard over an orchestra. The lyric soprano voice generally has a higher tessitura than a soubrette and usually plays ingenues and other sympathetic characters in opera. Lyric sopranos have...
who performed in the same opera theaters, taught, and later was a vocal consultant in the Kirov theater. She had been awarded the title of the Honored Artist of the RSFSR. His wife Tamara Andreyevna Milashkina (b. 1934) a soprano, is also an opera singer. She had been awarded the title the People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR
People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to citizens of the Soviet Union.- Nomenclature and significance :...
as well as the State Award of the Russian SSR. They have a daughter Lada (b. 1963)
Atlantov grew up in the wings of the opera theater. At the age of 6 he joined the Glinka choir school and in 1957 he was accepted in the Leningrad Conservatory. In 1962, while still a student, he was hired as an intern in the Kirov theater. The same year he was awarded the silver medal at the Glinka vocal competition and was allowed to go to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy to practice in La Scala
La Scala
La Scala , is a world renowned opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as the New Royal-Ducal Theatre at La Scala...
. Together with other Russian singers he studied with E. Barra and E Piazza. In two years at La Scala Atlantov learned the parts of the Duke in Rigoletto
Rigoletto
Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851...
, Rodolfo in La boheme
La bohème
La bohème is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions quadro, a tableau or "image", rather than atto . by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based on Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger...
, Riccardo in Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera
Un ballo in maschera , is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi with text by Antonio Somma. The libretto is loosely based on an 1833 play, Gustave III, by French playwright Eugène Scribe who wrote about the historical assassination of King Gustav III of Sweden...
, and Cavaradossi in Tosca
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
.
After his return from Italy Atlantov sang Alvaro in the Kirov opera's La forza del destino
La forza del destino
La forza del destino is an Italian opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on a Spanish drama, Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino , by Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas, with a scene adapted from Friedrich Schiller's Wallensteins Lager. It was first performed...
. Sol Hurok
Sol Hurok
Sol Hurok was a world-famous 20th century American impresario.-Biography:...
heard him in the part and invited him to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is an opera company, located in New York City. Originally founded in 1880, the company gave its first performance on October 22, 1883. The company is operated by the non-profit Metropolitan Opera Association, with Peter Gelb as general manager...
which would have been Atlantov 's first foreign tour. However, the official permission for the tour never came.
1966 saw Atlantov as Gherman in Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades (opera)
The Queen of Spades, Op. 68 is an opera in 3 acts by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to a Russian libretto by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story of the same name by Alexander Pushkin. The premiere took place in 1890 in St...
. The same year he became the first prize winner at the 3rd Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow. After that Atlantov was transferred to the Bolshoy Theater in Moscow. His first operas there were La traviata
La traviata
La traviata is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. It is based on La dame aux Camélias , a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, fils. The title La traviata means literally The Fallen Woman, or perhaps more figuratively, The Woman...
and Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin
Eugene Onegin is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin.It is a classic of Russian literature, and its eponymous protagonist has served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes . It was published in serial form between 1825 and 1832...
.
In 1967 Atlantov won the first prize at the 3rd International Competition in Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
and the fourth prize winner at the International competition in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He also went to Milan together with the Bolshoy theater.
While at the Bolshoy, Atlantov sang 18 roles, 13 of which were new for him. One of his best roles became Otello. In 1978 he was one of seven tenors invited to sing in the Teatro San Carlo in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
on the occasion of Enrico Caruso's 100 anniversary. In 1987 he was named a Kammersänger
Kammersänger
Kammersänger , abbreviation: "Ks.", literally means "Chamber singer." It is a German honorific title for distinguished singers...
of the Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
opera.
In 1988 Atlantov left Russia and the Bolshoy opera and continued his career in Europe. Parts that he sang most often in the best opera houses of the world were Gherman, Canio, and Otello.
Video record of his performances: Sadko
Sadko
Sadko is a Russian medieval epic . The title character is an adventurer, merchant and gusli musician from Novgorod.-Synopsis:Sadko played the gusli on the shores of a lake. The Sea Tsar enjoyed his music, and offered to help him...
- Bolshoy, 1975; The Queen of Spades - Bolshoy, 1982; Otello - Arena di Verona, 1982; Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina
Khovanshchina is an opera in five acts by Modest Mussorgsky. The work was written between 1872 and 1880 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The composer wrote the libretto based on historical sources...
- Vienna, 1989; The Queen of Spades - Vienna, 1991.