Kaziņika Dienas 2025. M.Svetlovs, bass, J.Vasiļjeva, soprāns, V.Zubkovs, klavieres. Mīlestības Serenādes, Vada Mihails Kaziņiks

27.02 at 19.00

Masā Gilde, Amatu 5
Love serenades
An elegant opera program awaits you in the magnificent hall of Maasā gilde!

Mikhail Svetlov has already sung several times in this hall, in the hall of the Small Guild and in churches where our International Talent Center has been held concerts. And always his amazing voice, which we compare with Shalyapin's voice, convinces us of the beauty and power of the male bass, of a voice of rare sound and power. Mikhail Svetlov once reminded us that Shalyapin, upon arriving in Riga, performed in this very hall. And now we are in for the same shock that listeners once experienced when listening to Shalyapin. Because Mikhail, being at the height of his talent, in this concert has collected the most beautiful pieces from such composers as Martino Stanislao Luigi Gastaldon, Francesco Paolo Tosti, Ernesto De Curtis, Modikghefkeşest Mussorgsky, Charles François Gounault, V. A. Mozart, Giocobino Rossini C. Gounault, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky etc.

The special guest of this concert will be the incomparable Yuliya Vasilieva, the leading soloist of LNOB, who is well known to listeners both for her outstanding roles in the opera theater, and for many solo programs in St. Paul's Church, and for participating in our concerts as a competition Jury member of "Rising Stars".

Solo and duet, they will improve your mood all year round in length!

Pianist Vyacheslav Zubkov will take part in the concert, who last year captivated the audience of the Great Guild Gala concert with his performance of Liszt's compositions. Unforgettable...

Mikhail Svetlov, bass

Mikhail Svetlov is one of the brightest bass vocal representatives of the tradition. Thanks to his excellent vocal technique and as a great actor, he is able to perform in comedy, drama, tragic characters, buffoonery and variety shows. Svetlov has been nominated for a Grammy Award, received two Telerama Awards in France and is a laureate of the Viotty International Competition in Italy.

He is a leading soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and the Metropolitan Opera in New York, as well as performed on the most prestigious stages, such as London's Covent Garden, Carnegie Hall, Verona Arena, Houston and Florida Grand Opera, Berlin At the Deutsche Oper, the Colon Theater and many others. Recently he performed in the MET operas "Meistersingers" and "Ariadne auf Naxos", in Erfurt (Germany) - Verdi's opera "Nabucco" Zaccaria, in Boston - Rachmaninov's "Destiny" and in Washington - Rossini's "Mass".

As the press writes about him:

"Mikhail Svetlov is a wonderful performer". Opera news

The show stole the voice, Mikhail Svetlov!

Mikhail Svetlov fills the hall with his mumbling Italian bass...

Express, Classic Review, London

"Mikhail Svetlov caused excitement !” La Presse (Montreal)

Julia Vasilyeva, soprano

Soprano JūLIJA VASIļJEVA graduated from Jāzeps Vītolas Latvian Academy of Music under the guidance of professor Anita Garančas and her master's degree with professor Lilijas Greidānes. She has participated in the JVLMA opera studio's productions of Figaro and improved her vocal skills under the teachers Eda Mozer, Renato Bruson, Inga Kalna, Aksel Everaerts, Margaritas Gruzdeva and Māras Skujas.

Julia Vasiļjeva is Soloist of the Latvian National Opera since 2013. Among the roles she interpreted are Antony in the opera The Stories of Hoffmann, Elizabeth in Verdi's opera Don Carlos, the title role in Chile's opera Adriana Lecouvre, Donna Anna in Mozart's opera Don Juan, Hanna Glavari in Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow, Violetta in Verdi's opera La Traviata, Clorinda Rossini in Cinderella, Lelde Imanta Kalniņa in Speleju, I danced, Gilda in Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto, Donna Anna in the opera Don Juan, Nella in Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Scicchi and Liu in the opera Turandot, Maia Sigmar Liepin's in the opera Turaida's Rose, Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust, etc. c. In 2022, Yulia Vasilieva sang the title role in a concert performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Louise Miller.

The artist was nominated for the Great Music Award 2022 in the category For outstanding performance throughout the year. Yulia Vasilieva won the third place in the 16th International Vocal Competition "Cappuccilli-Patané-Respighi" in Italy. In October 2024, the artist interpreted the title role in the production of the opera Turandot created by the Italian director, scenographer and costume designer Danilo Coppola at the opera house Teatro Zandonai in the Italian city of Rovereto.

Vyacheslav Zubkov received his musical education at the specialized music school in Kyiv and at the Kyiv P. Tchaikovsky Academy of Music (in the class of Professor B. Arkhimovich). He is a laureate of the International Competition in memory of V. Horowitz and the International Competition in Marsalla. During his musical career, Vyacheslav has given concerts in many countries of the world. Over the years, in collaboration with cultural historian Mihail Kazinika, Vyacheslav has given concerts in Israel, USA, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Estonia and Latvia.

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