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Promotional photograph of Alexander Vinogradov
Promotional photograph of Alexander Vinogradov

About Alexander

Born to a musical family, internationally celebrated bass Alexander Vinogradov made his debut at the Bolshoi Theatre at the age of 21 as Oroveso in Norma. He has worked with leading conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Daniel Barenboim, Kent Nagano, Vladimir Jurowski, Yannick Nezet-Seguin, Lorin Maazel, Mariss Jansons, Zubin Mehta, Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Philippe Jordan, Antonio Pappano, Yuri Temirkhanov, Vasily Petrenko, Dmitrij Kitajenko, and Helmuth Rilling.

In the 2025/26 season, Alexander returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Count Rodolfo in La Sonnambula under the baton of Riccardo Frizza. He will also make his return to La Monnaie, portraying Oroveso in Norma and return to Wiener Staatsoper as Vodnik in Rusalka, and as Zaccaria in Nabucco, before making his final return of the season to Teatro di San Carlo for Timur Turandot.

On the concert stage, Alexander will sing a concert performance of Verdi's I Masnadieri as Massimiliano, Count of Moor at Teatro Real de Madrid and Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 at Vienna’s Musikverein. He will give concert performances of Simon Boccanegra (Fiesco) alongside the Münchner Rundfunkorchester and Carmen as Escamillo at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl.

Last season saw Alexander make make returns to Teatro alla Scala as Padre Guardiano La forza del destino, to The Metropolitan Opera as Ramfis Aida and Don Basilo Il Barbiere di Siviglia and Arena di Verona for Nabucco and Aida. On the concert platform he sung Ivan the Terrible with Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España/Pablo González, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14 with São Paulo Symphony Orchestra/Vasily Petrenko and concert performances of Norma at Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

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Season Highlights

Oct 2025 - Nov 2025
Metropolitan Opera
Bellini: La Sonnambula (Rodolfo) Riccardo Frizza (conductor)
Dec 2025
La Monnaie
Bellini: Norma (Oroveso) George Petrou (conductor)
Jan 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
Dvořák: Rusalka (Der Wassermann) Robert Jindra (conductor)
Feb 2026 - Mar 2026
Wiener Staatsoper
Verdi: Nabucco (Zaccaria) Marco Armiliato (conductor)
Apr 2026
Musikverein Vienna
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Elim Chan (conductor)
Apr 2026 - May 2026
Prinzregententheater, Munich
Verdi: Simon Boccanegra in concert (Fiesco) Münchner Rundfunkorchester Ivan Repušić (conductor)

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Selected Repertoire

Beethoven

Fidelio (Ferrando)

Bellini

Norma (Oroveso)

Berlioz

Damnation de Faust (Mephisto)

Bizet

Carmen (Escamillo)

Donizetti

Lucia di Lammermoor (Raimondo)

Gounod

Faust (Mefistopheles), Romeo et Juliette (Frere Laurent)

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte (Sprecher, Sarastro)   •   Le nozze di Figaro (title role)   •   Don Giovanni (title role), Leporello, Masetto

Mussorgsky

Boris Godunov (Pimen)

Ponchielli

La Gioconda (Alvise)

Prokofiev

Love of Three Oranges (Tchelio)

Puccini

La bohème (Colline)   •   Turandot (Timur)

Rachmaninov

Aleko (title role), Francesca da Rimini (Malatesta)

Rimsky-Korsakov

Tsar’s Bride (Sobakin, Skuratov)   •   Mozart and Salieri (Salieri)

Rossini

l barbiere di Siviglia (Basilio)   •   Il turco in Italia (Selim)   •   Guillaume Tell (Walther Fürst)

Shostakovich

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (Old Convict)   •   The Nose (Doctor, Clerk)

Strauss

Elektra (Oreste)

Tchaikovsky

Eugene Onegin (Gremin)   •   Iolanta (King René)

Verdi

Aida (Ramfis)   •   Attila (title role)   •   Don Carlo (Filippe II, Inquisitore)   •   Ernani (Silva)   •   La Forza del Destino (Marchese di Calatrava, Padre Guardiano)   •   Luisa Miller (Walther)   •   Nabucco (Zaccaria)   •   Macbeth (Banquo)   •   Otello (Ludovico)   •   Simone Boccanegra (Fiesco)   •   I vespri Siciliani (Procida)   •   Rigoletto (Sparafucile)

Wagner

Der Fliegende Holländer (Daland)

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  • Verdi | Nabucco - Zaccaria

    Arena di Verona
    Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

    • Alexander Vinogradov è un eccezionale Zaccaria il migliore della serata, ogni sua frase è una cannonata che rimbomba nell’ampio anfiteatro. La sua aria incuneata nell’introduzione è di notevole spessore e il basso sovrasta senza problemi i 200 coristi. - Alexander Vinogradov is an exceptional Zachariah, the best of the evening. Every phrase he sings is like a cannon shot echoing through the vast amphitheatre. His aria in the introduction is remarkably powerful, and his bass voice easily dominates the 200-strong choir.

    • La voce secca e tonante di Alexander Vinogradov offre materia sonora adeguata per un altero Zaccaria, - Alexander Vinogradov's dry, thunderous voice provides the perfect sound for a haughty Zachariah.

  • Rossini | Il barbiere di Siviglia - Don Basilio

    Metropolitan Opera, New York
    Apr 2025

    • But then came the “Slander” aria, in which that teacher, Don Basilio — sung with chilling charisma by the bass Alexander Vinogradov — outlines a method for ruining a rival’s reputation. ... Vinogradov stays on as Basilio, injecting his brilliant, unsettling venom into an otherwise rosy-hued romantic comedy.

    • Alexander Vinogradov’s Don Basilio was conniving, … His ‘La calunnia è un venticello’ was a masterclass in comic timing.

    • Alexander Vinogradov was a cunning, lethal, but funny Don Basilio. His chilling “La calunnia è un venticello” left no doubt that words could be as lethal as any weapon.

    • Funnier still was Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio, proving that underplaying is often the key to comedy. There was nothing underplayed about his vocals during “La calunnia è un venticello,” however, as his bass-baritone thundered through Rossini’s signature crescendos.

  • Verdi | La forza del destino - Padre guardiano

    Teatro alla Scala, Milan
    Dec 2024

    • Complessivamente riuscito il Padre Guardiano di Alexander Vinogradov, dalla vocalità ampia e ben timbrata. Il caratteristico velluto di un timbro serotino, conferisce la giusta solennità al personaggio. - Alexander Vinogradov 's Padre Guardiano was a success overall , with a broad, well-toned voice. The characteristic velvety tone of his evening timbre lends the character just the right amount of solemnity.

    • Parmi les seconds rôles, on retiendra la belle basse, pleine d'autorité et de compassion d'Alexandre Vinogradov (Padre Guardino) - Among the supporting roles, Alexandre Vinogradov's beautiful bass voice, full of authority and compassion, stands out (Padre Guardino).

    • También quedará en los anales el dueto con el Padre Guardiano del segundo acto, cantado junto al otro gran triunfador de la noche, el bajo moscovita Alexánder Vinogradov ... Su voz, proyectada poderosamente hasta la última butaca de la inmensa y abarrotada sala, se mostró fresca, natural y lozana. - The duet with the Padre Guardiano from the second act, sung alongside the evening's other big winner, Moscow bass Alexander Vinogradov , will also go down in history … His voice, projected powerfully to the farthest seat in the immense and packed auditorium, were fresh, natural, and vibrant.

    • Alexander Vinogradov propone una bella lettura, nobile e umana, del Padre Guardiano, - Alexander Vinogradov offers a beautiful, noble and humane interpretation of Padre Guardiano

    • Di autorevole rispondenza vocale, solenne e intensa, è stato il Padre Guardiano di Alexander Vinogradov, capace di esprimere del personaggio un’umanità commossa rispetto al cliché austero di tradizione, - With his authoritative, solemn and intense voice, Alexander Vinogradov was the Padre Guardiano , capable of expressing the character's moving humanity in contrast to the traditional austere cliché.

  • Verdi | I vespri siciliani - Giovanni di Procida

    Opernhaus Zurich
    Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

    • Alexander Vinogradov is a superb singing bass and his "O tu Palermo" is a marvel of nobility, elegance, phrasing, and color too.

    • The Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov sang excellently as Giovanni di Procida. What a voice and stage presence!

  • Meyerbeer | Les Huguenots - Marcel

    La Monnaie, Brussels
    Jun 2022

    • La basse russe Alexander Vinogradov laisse pantois par ses imposants moyens, apportant à son personnage de Marcel non seulement les ressources d’une basse profonde, mais aussi une juste vocalità, …une typologie vocale dont il est l’un des rares (dignes) représentants aujourd’hui. [Translated] The Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov leaves you flabbergasted with his imposing material, bringing to his character of Marcel not only the resources of a deep bass, but also a right vocalità,…a vocal typology of which he is one of the rare (worthy) representatives today.

    • Alexander Vinogradov en Marcel s’inscrit dans la tradition des grandes basses chantantes, attachante, réconfortante dans le timbre, assumant les trilles dans le grave (Grand Trio du dernier acte) et la noblesse de ton dans le Choral. [Translated] Alexander Vinogradov as Marcel joins the ranks of great lyric basses, touching, comforting in his timbre, delivering trills in low register (Grand Trio of the last act) and nobility in the whole Choral.

    • La révélation de la soirée est le Marcel d’Alexander Vinogradov, huguenot austère et inflexible [Translated] The discovery of the evening is Marcel of Alexander Vinogradov, austere and inflexible.

    • En prise de rôle et débuts maison également, Alexander Vinogradov a la profondeur de voix incommensurable de Marcel. Droite, profonde et directe, la basse russe perce avec aisance pour dessiner son rôle avec assise et retenue. [Translated] In his role and house debut, Alexander Vinogradov has the immeasurable depth of voice of Marcel. Straight, deep and direct, the Russian bass easily succeeds to draw his role with poise and restraint.

  • Verdi | Nabucco - Zaccaria

    Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
    Dec 2021 - Jan 2022

    • “…the best complete performance of the evening came from Alexander Vinogradov as Zaccaria. A true basso cantante, he spun gorgeous lines in the prophet’s prayers, singing with real nobility. “

    • “The standout performance of the first act was Alexander Vinogradov as the prophet Zaccaria. He has a huge, deep voice and rich, velvety tone. “

    • “Alexander Vinogradov reveals a highly appealing and secure bass that makes his portrayal of Zaccariaquite exceptional.”

    • “As the High Priest Zaccaria, Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov’s vocal warmth and comforting weight impressed. When he urged the Israelites to stay steadfast and pray to their God, there was real conviction and spiritual certainty in his phrasing and vocal colouring. “

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