Vyacheslav Polozov

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Vyacheslav Michailovich Polozov (

Meritorious Artist
of the Byelorussian SSR.

Biography

Vyacheslav Michailovich Polozov (Russian: Вячеслав Михайлович Полозов) was born in the industrial city of

Kiev Conservatory), during which time he made his successful operatic debut in 1977 in the role of Alfredo in La Traviata at the National Opera of Ukraine
.

Opera career

In 1978, he became the leading tenor of the

Eva Marton and in the role of Cavaradossi in Puccini's Tosca at the Canadian Opera Company
. Soon he was engaged to perform in Paris, Hamburg, Barcelona, Rome, Lyon, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, Santiago, Tokyo, and other world opera houses. He sang almost every major tenor role of the Russian, Italian, German and French repertory and evenly produced voice, brilliant upper register, and stylish singing, are shown to best effect.

Personal life

He is married to Elena Leontieva and they have two children.

Awards

  • 1980 Glinka singing competition, Minsk, Belorussia - Gold Medal
  • 1984 8th International Young Opera Singers Competition, Sofia, Bulgaria - Silver
  • 1986
    Meritorious Artist
    of the Byelorussian SSR
  • 1986 Madama Butterfly singing competition - Tokyo, Japan - Grand Prix

Repertoire

Recordings

  • 1986
    MELODIA
  • 1987 "Boris Godunov" by Modest Mussorgsky, National Symphony Orchestra, under Mstislav Rostropovich, ERATO Records
  • 1988 Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, Canadian Opera Company, under Richard Bradshaw, PICKWICK Video
  • 1994 KALINKA - Famous Russian Songs, Ossipov State Russian Folk Orchestra, conductor
    Nikolai Kalinin
    , POLEON Classics
  • 1996 INDEPENDENCE - The Great Celebration of the Ukrainian Independence Choir and Orchestra of Military Forces of the Ukrainian Army, Conductor Colonel Vladimir Zibrov, POLEON Classics.
  • During his career, Polozov made many Radio and TV broadcasts.

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