Vladimir Atlantov
Vladimir Andreyevich Atlantov (Russian: Владимир Андреевич Атлантов; born 19 February 1939) is a Soviet and Russian operatic tenor.
Born in
Atlantov grew up in the wings of the opera theater. At the age of six, he joined the Glinka choir school and in 1957 he was accepted in the
After his return from Italy, Atlantov sang Alvaro in the Kirov opera's La forza del destino. Sol Hurok heard him in the part and invited him to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera which would have been Atlantov's first foreign tour. However, the official permission for the tour never came.
1966 saw Atlantov as Gherman in
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Vladimir Atlantov as Herman in Pique Dame, Op. 68 with Mirella Freni and Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1992 on archive.org |
In 1967 Atlantov won the first prize at the 3rd International Competition in Sofia and the fourth prize winner at the International competition in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He also went to Milan with the Bolshoy Theater.
While at the Bolshoy, Atlantov sang 18 roles, 13 of which were new for him. One of his best roles became
In 1988, Atlantov left Russia and the Bolshoy Opera, and continued his career in Europe. Parts that he sang most often in the best opera houses of the world were Gherman, Canio, and Otello.
Video record of his performances: Sadko – Bolshoy, 1975; The Queen of Spades – Bolshoy, 1982; Otello – Arena di Verona, 1982; Khovanshchina – Vienna, 1989; The Queen of Spades – Vienna, 1991.