Kamen Tchanev
Kamen Tchanev | |
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 Tchanev as Radames in Aida, Opera Astana in 2019 | |
| Born | 27 August 1964 Sliven, Bulgaria |
| Died | 26 November 2020 (aged 56) Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |
| Occupation | opera singer (tenor) |
Kamen Tchanev / Kamen Chanev (Bulgarian: Камен Чанев) (27 August 1964 – 26 November 2020) was a Bulgarian operatic tenor who enjoyed an international career.
Early years and education
Kamen Tchanev was born in Sliven and studied at the French language school in his home town. In 1991 he graduated from the Bulgarian State Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov" and in 1992 he specialized at the Boris Hristov Academy of Music and Arts in Rome. He has worked together with Alexandrina Miltcheva, Ghena Dimitrova, and Leone Magiera, Luciano Pavarotti's pianist.
In 1994, he was laureate in the Jussi Björling international competition for tenors.
Career
In 1993 Kamen Tchanev started working at the
At the beginning of his career, Tchanev performed lyric roles such as the title roles of Gounod's
Tchanev made recordings for the Bulgarian National Radio and RAI-2 (Italy). In 1999, he recorded a CD of arias with the Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nayden Todorov for the American label MMO.[1]
His career was cut short by his death from COVID-19 at the age of 56, three weeks after his debut as Otello.[2]
Performances and repertoire
Tchanev's roles included:[3]
- Bizet: Carmen – Don José (Philadelphia, Basel)
- Giordano: Andrea Chénier – title role, (Budapest, Sigulda, Beijing, Kassel)
- Leoncavallo: Pagliacci – Tonio, Canio (Tel Aviv, Munich, Budapest)
- Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – Turiddu (Tel Aviv, Munich, Budapest)
- Puccini: La bohème – Rodolfo (Atlanta)
- Puccini: Madama Butterfly – Pinkerton (Amsterdam, Valencia, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna, Munich)
- Puccini: Manon Lescaut – Des Grieux (Vienna, Hamburg, Auckland, Split, Washington)
- Puccini: Tosca – Cavaradossi (Terracina, Rome, Toronto, Montreal, Tel Aviv, Savonlinna)
- Puccini: Turandot – Calaf (Warsaw, Astana, Vilnius, Rome, Montreal, Deutsche Oper Berlin)
- Verdi: Aida – Radames (Rome, Warsaw, Astana, Montreal, South Korea)
- Verdi: Attila – (Rome)
- Verdi: Un ballo in maschera – Riccardo (Tokyo, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Vienna, Tel Aviv, Frankfurt)
- Verdi: )
- Verdi: Macbeth (opera) – Macduff (Dublin)
- Verdi: Nabucco – Ismaele (Vienna, Warsaw)
- Verdi: Rigoletto – Duke of Mantua (Solothurn)
- Verdi: Il trovatore – Manrico (Korea National Opera, Liceu, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Budapest, Vilnius)
- Verdi: Requiem
- Verdi: Otello - Otello
References
- ^ "Italian Tenor Arias with Orchestra". Music Minus One. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Bulgarian international opera star Kamen Chanev dies of Covid-19". Nov 26, 2020. Retrieved Nov 27, 2020.
- ^ "Kamen Chanev, тенор". www.operabase.com. Retrieved Nov 27, 2020.
External links
- Kamen Chanev, тенор
- Kamen Chanev Archived 2020-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Iuma (management)
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