Elchin Azizov ( az, Elçin Əzizov, born Elchin Yashar ogly Azizov; August 13, 1975) is an

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opera

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, From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the

Parni iz Baku The Guys from Baku (russian: Парни из Баку, az, Bakılı oğlanlar) is a KVN team from Baku, Azerbaijan that was active during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. They were Major League Champions in 1992, Finalists in 1993, and Champions ...

team of the Russian TV show KVN. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at the

Bolshoi Theater The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...

in Moscow.

Biography

Azizov was born in 1975, in

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. He studied at the

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of h ...

and obtained his diploma as movie stage director. He continued his studies at the opera studio at the

Baku Music Academy The Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music (Azeri: ''Hacıbəyov adına Bakı Musiqi Akademiyası'') is a music school in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in 1920 in Baku and was previously known as the Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatoire. ...

(with Azad Aliyev, conductor), and at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (with Richard Miller and Alessandro Misciasci). There after he was a member of Galina Vishnevskaya'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 Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's

Iolanta ''Iolanta'', Op. 69, (russian: Иоланта, links=no ) is a lyric opera in one act by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. It was the last opera he composed. The libretto was written by the composer's brother Modest Tchaikovsky, and is based on the Danish play ' ...

and

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as Nabucco in Verdi's Nabucco.

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 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 Galina Vishnevskaya (2008), and the 4th Prize of The International Opera Singers Contest of

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in Baku (2005).

Personal life

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

Hamida Javanshir Hamida Ahmad bey qizi Javanshir ( az, Həmidə Cavanşir) (19 January 1873 – 6 February 1955) – One of the first enlightened women of Azerbaijan, wife of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, daughter of historian Ahmad Bey Javanshir, philanthropist, transl ...

(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 Operabase
Schedule

Biography on IMG Artists
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