MarkKurmanbayev

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  • Fellow
  • Bass

About Mark

In the 2024/25 season, Mark will enter into the Young Ensemble at Grand Théâtre de Genève, singing the roles of Publio (La Clemenza di Tito), Grech (Fedora), 5th Jew & 1st Soldier (Salome), 2nd Strelets (Khovanshchina) and Doctor Grenvil (La Traviata). He will also make house debuts at Teatro San Carlo (Romeo et Juliette) and Bayerische Staatsoper (Don Carlo).

Last season he was a member of the Dutch National Opera Studio, and sang Joe (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), Second Priest and Second Armoured Man (Die Zauberflöte) and Sir Gualtiero Raleigh (Roberto Devereux) and Don Fernando (Fidelio). He then sang Bartolo (Le Nozze di Figaro) and Pistola (Falstaff) at Verbier Festival as part of their Summer Residency.

In December 2021, Mark made his professional debut in Ravel’s L’enfant et les Sortilèges at the World Opera Workshop. The following year he made his debut as Narumov in Tchaikovsky’s Pique Dame at Baden-Baden, working with Maestro Kirill Petrenko and the Berliner Philharmoniker and last season he began working under the guidance of the world-renowned bass Alexey Tanovitski, and will appear in the world premiere of Animal Farm at Dutch National Opera. He was also part of the Summer Residency at the Aix-en-Provence Festival, performing under the baton of Thomas Hengelbrock.

Mark is based in Belgrade, Serbia

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Mark Hildrew

Mark Hildrew

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Seb Mallet

Seb Mallet

Associate Artist Manager
Imogen Aley

Imogen Aley

Assistant Artist Manager

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Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt

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Season Highlights

Oct 2024
Grand Théâtre de Genève
La Clemenza di Tito (Publio) Tomáš Netopil (conductor) Milo Rau (director)
Dec 2024
Grand Théâtre de Genève
Fedora (Grech) Arnaud Bernard (conductor) Antonino Fogliani (director)
Feb 2025
Teatro di San Carlo
Roméo et Juliette (Conte Capulet) Sesto Quatrini (conductor) Giorgia Guerra (director)
May 2025
Bayerische Staatsoper
Don Carlo (Flemish Deputy) Zubin Mehta (conductor) Franziska Severin (director)
Jun 2025
Grand Théâtre de Genève
La Traviata (Doctor Grenvil) Paolo Carignani (conductor) Karin Henkel (director)

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  • Fedora

    Grand Théâtre de Genève
    Dec 2024

    • Ebenso begeistern die Stimmen des Baritons Simone del Savio als Diplomat De Siriex und des jungen Basses Mark Kurmanbayev als Ermittler Gretch. Beide führen ihre Stimme flexibel und ohne Nachdruck, die teils großen Sprünge absolvieren sie mit elegantem Portamento statt gewuchtetem Hauruck [translated] The voices of baritone Simone del Savio as diplomat De Siriex and young bass Mark Kurmanbayev as investigator Gretch are equally impressive. Both lead their voices flexibly and without emphasis, and they perform the sometimes large leaps with an elegant portamento instead of a heaving jerk.

    • Se détache le policier de Mark Kurmanbayev, sobre et efficace. Toujours parfaitement en place, avec une prononciation irréprochable, il apporte une présence scénique discrète mais essentielle. [translated] Mark Kurmanbayev's sober, effective policeman stands out. Always perfectly in place, with impeccable pronunciation, he brings a discreet but essential stage presence.

    • Mark Kurmanbayev, autre membre du Jeune Ensemble, est Gretch, l’inspecteur de police inquiétant, fait sonner une voix de basse puissante, au timbre chaud et à la diction claire : une voix déjà bien affirmée à suivre. Mark Kurmanbayev, another member of the Young Ensemble, is Gretch, the disquieting police inspector, with a powerful bass voice, warm timbre and clear diction: a voice that is already well established and worth following.

  • Le Nozze di Figaro

    Verbier Festival
    Jul 2024

    • Le Serbe Mark Kurmanbayev est un Bartolo qui se remarque : vocalement, avec sa basse puissante, et scéniquement, avec ce regard perçant et sa gestuelle généreuse." [Translated] "Serbian Mark Kurmanbayev is a Bartolo who stands out: vocally, with his powerful bass, and on stage, with his piercing gaze and generous body language.

  • Romeo et Juliette

    Teatro di San Carlo
    Feb 2025

    • Nel ruolo di Capulet, l’ottimo Mark Kurmanbayev: il basso offre un ritratto «affettivo» del padre di Juliette, tra severità ed estremo dolore, ottenuto attraverso tinte brillanti e un’abilità nell’affrontare correttamente le zone acute della scrittura vocale." [Translated] "In the role of Capulet, the excellent Mark Kurmanbayev : the bass offers an "affective" portrait of Juliette's father, between severity and extreme pain, obtained through bright colors and an ability to correctly address the acute areas of vocal writing.