Vladimir Anatolyevich Matorin (russian: Влади́мир Анато́льевич Мато́рин; May 2, 1948) is a famous

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singer. He is considered one of the greatest contemporary bass singer in Russia.

Biography

Vladimir was born May 2, 1948, in

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. After graduation from Gnessin music academy he became a part of the Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre in 1974. In 1991 he was invited to Bolshoi Theatre troupe. He performed the major arias in such operas as Boris Godunov,

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and others.

Honours and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...

; **3rd class (29 April 29, 2008) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national music and many years of creative activity **4th class (22 March 2001) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national music and theatre *

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

(1997) * International Competition for musicians in Geneva, II Prize (1973) * All-Union competition of vocalists named after M. Glinka, II Prize (1977)

External links

Rayfield Allied Profile

Bibliography

*Russian Musical Newspaper ''Культура'' №10 (7623) 13-19 марта 2008 г
Владимир Маторин: «Я для вас — способ быть добрее»
1948 births Russian male opera singers Operatic basses Living people Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR winners People's Artists of Russia {{Russia-opera-singer-stub