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Promotional photograph of Alexander Vinogradov
Promotional photograph of Alexander Vinogradov

About Alexander

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.

This 2024/25 season will see Alexander make returns to Teatro alla Scala as Padre Guardiano La forza del destino and to The Metropolitan Opera as Ramfis Aida and Don Basilo Il Barbiere di Siviglia. On the concert platform he will sing 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 in Summer perform at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.

Recent opera highlights include Ramfis Aida and Don Basilio Il barbiere di Siviglia at Arena di Verona, Giovanni da Procida I Vespri Siciliani at Opernhaus Zürich, Ramfis Aida at Opera Australia, Wiener Staatsoper and Teatro Real Madrid, Phillipe II Don Carlo at Hamburgische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin and Fondazione del Teatro del Maggio Musicale Florentino, Zaccaria Nabucco at Staatsoper Hamburg, Opernhaus Zürich, Deutsche Oper Berlin and Semperoper Dresden, Banco Macbeth at Teatro San Carlo and Escamillo Carmen and Fiesco Simon Boccanegra at Staatsoper Hamburg.

Recent concert appearances include Verdi’s Requiem at Opernhaus Zürich, the Royal Albert Hall, Teatro alla Scala and La Monnaie, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 with SWR Symphonieorchester, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at Arena di Verona and Rachmaninov’s The Bells with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at the Edinburgh International Festival.

His discography includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Zubin Mehta, Carmen with Daniel Barenboim, Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 with Gustavo Dudamel, Shostakovich's 13th & 14th Symphonies with Vassily Petrenko, Luisa Miller from Venice, Ernani from Monte Carlo, Nabucco with Placido Domingo from Florence, Rachmaninov songs with Ian Burnside, Petite Messe Solennelle with Ottavio Dantone, Tchaikovsky’s Iolanta with Kitajenko and Nabucco from Maggio Musicale.

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Mark Hildrew

Mark Hildrew

Executive Director
Grace Hewett

Grace Hewett

Assistant Artist Manager

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Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt

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Season Highlights

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024
Opernhaus Zurich
Verdi I vespri siciliani Philharmonia Zurich Ivan Repušic (conductor)
Jul 2024
Arena di Verona
Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilo)
Jul 2024
Arena di Verona
Verdi Aida (Ramfis) Marco Armiliato (conductor)
Dec 2024
Teatro alla Scala
Verdi La forza del destino (Padre Guardiano) Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Mar 2025
The Metropolitan Opera
Verdi Aida (Ramfis) Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor)
Apr 2025 - May 2025
The Metropolitan Opera
Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Don Basilo) Giacomo Sagripanti (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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Press

  • Les Huguenots

    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.

  • Nabucco

    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. “

  • I vespri siciliani

    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!

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