Elchin Azizov ( az, Elçin Əzizov, born Elchin Yashar ogly Azizov; August 13, 1975) is an Azerbaijani opera baritone, From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show

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. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Biography

Azizov was born in 1975, in Baku. He studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and obtained his diploma as movie stage director. He continued his studies at the opera studio at the Baku Music Academy (with Azad Aliyev, conductor), and at the

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University in

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(with Richard Miller and Alessandro Misciasci). There after he was a member of

Galina Vishnevskaya Galina Pavlovna Vishnevskaya (russian: links=no, Галина Павловна Вишневская, Ivanova, Иванова; 25 October 192611 December 2012) was a Russian soprano opera singer and recitalist who was named a People's Artist o ...

's Opera Centre in Moscow, with Badri Maisuradze. Since 2008, Azizov has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. In 2015, Azizov is expected to make his debut at both

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as Ibn-Hakia in

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and Opéra de Montréal as Nabucco in

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Performances

He performed as Escamillo in ''Carmen'' (Galina Vishnevskaya's Opera Centre, Bolshoi Theatre), the title role in ''Eugene Onegin'' (Galina Vishnevskaya's Opera Centre, Bolshoi Theatre, and

Mikhailovsky Theatre The Mikhailovsky Theatre (russian: Миха́йловский теа́тр) is one of Russia's oldest opera and ballet houses. It was founded in 1833 and is situated in a historical building on 1, Arts Square in Saint Petersburg. It is named a ...

in St. Petersburg), Ibn-Hakia in ''Iolanta'', Tomsky in ''The Queen of Spades'', Leandro in ''Love for Three Oranges'', and Doctor Falke in ''Die Fledermaus'' (all at the Bolshoi Theatre).

Awards

Azizov is the winner of the 2nd Prize of The International Opera Singers Contest of

(2008), and the 4th Prize of The International Opera Singers Contest of Bulbul in Baku (2005).

Personal life

Elchin Azizov is married to artist Hamida Malikova, great-granddaughter of

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh ( az, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of ''Molla Nasraddin'', a satirical magazine that would greatly influence ...

and Hamida Javanshir (whom she was named after). They have one son.Elchin Azizov: Jealous of Those Who Visit Baku for the First Time
''Azerbaijanskie Izvestia''. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

References

External links

Biography on Bolshoi Theater website

* ttps://www.operabase.com/a/elchin-azizov/4648/en Elchin Azizov

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