Russian tenor, he began his career as a rock singer before turning to opera singing and winning the prize at the Natalia Sphiller International Competition (Perm, Russia). His repertoire includes numerous leading roles such as Radamès (Aida), Andrea Chénier, Riccardo (Un ballo in maschera), Rodolfo (La bohème), Alfredo (La traviata), Don José (Carmen), Turridu (Cavalleria rusticana), Ernani, Manrico (Il trovatore), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Duke of Mantua (Rigoletto), Mario Cavaradossi (Tosca), Luigi (Il tabarro), Gösta Berling (I cavalieri di Ekebù), Herman (The Queen of Spades), Grigory (Boris Godunov). He has performed at the Bastille Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Teatro di San Carlo, Rome Opera, Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville, Palm Beach Opera, Teatro Regio di Parma, Opéra National de Bordeaux, National Theatre of São Carlos and Macerata Opera Festival, among others. // Last update of the biography: December 2011 – The list of the productions below is complete.