Vladimir Stoyanov () is a

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. He graduated from Lyubomir Pipkov Music High-School in 1989 and the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy in 1995.

Early life

Vladimir Stoyanov was born in Pernik. There weren't any musicians in his family. His mother, Venera, was a nurse, and his father, Stoil, was a lawyer. He started singing when he was young in the choir of Prof. Zoya Vidas, where he sang for seven years. Later, when his voice started changating, his interest in opera singing grew, so he signed up in the National Music School "Lyubomir Pipkov". He graduated from the National Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia. Stoyanov made his debut on the stage of the

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House in 1993. In 1994 he took a specialization course at the Boris Hristov Academy in

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with

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. That year he also specialized at the Academy of the

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with Magda Olivero. Following three successful seasons with the Plovdiv Opera House, since 1999 he has been an independent soloist. Same year, he made his debut in Thracia Summer Music Festival with

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Career

Stoyanov made his debut in 1993 in the Burgas opera. In 1994 he specialized in the Bulgarian Academy of Arts and Culture "Boris Hristov" in Rome with Nikola Gyuzelev, whose bright character had a strong impact on the life of Vladimir. In the same year he specialized in the Academy of La Scala. Later, he became a soloist in the Plovdiv opera, and in 1996 was his Sofian debut of ''Don Carlos'' by Verdi. His first appearance in Italy was two years later in the San Carlo theater in Naples. In 1999 he became a freelance soloist. Stoyanov is one of the most famous Bulgarian singers who earned international recognition across the globe. He has performances in some of the largest theatres in the world, including La Scala (Milan), Staatsoper (Vienna), Metropolitan (New York), Opernhaus (Zürich), Unter den Linden (Berlin), La Fenice (Venice), Teatro Regio (Torino and Parma), Bellas Artes (Mexico), Teatro Real (Madrid), Kings Opera (Stockholm), Teatro Liceu (Barcelona), Teatro Dell'Opera (Rome), Teatro Massimo (Palermo), Kings Opera (Muscat), San Francisco Opera House (San Francisco), Tokyo, and Moscow. He works with conductors such as Zubin Meta, Serji Ozava, Daniel Oren, Nello Santi,

Riccardo Muti Riccardo Muti (; born 28 July 1941) is an Italian conductor. He is current music director of the Orchestra Giovanile Luigi Cherubini. Muti has previously held posts at the Maggio Musicale in Florence, the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the ...

, Marco Armiliato, Chung, Gianluigi Gelmetti, Donato Renzetti, and Renato Palumbo, and directors such as Franco Zeffirelli, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Stefan Herheim, Ugo de Anna, Arno Bernard, and Stefani Mazzonis di Pralafera. In November 2021, it was announced that Stoyanov will perform with Kazakh soprano Maria Mudryak at the Astana Opera House as part of a concert called “For You, My Kazakhstan.” The concert is being held to mark the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Kazakhstan and the Day of the First President.

Personal life

Stoyanov lives in Sofia with his wife Katarina Nikolich, a Serbian-Italian opera singer, and his son Kaloyan Stoyanov (from his first marriage).

References

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(in Italian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Stoyanov, Vladimir 1969 births Living people 21st-century Bulgarian male opera singers 20th-century Bulgarian male opera singers Operatic baritones People from Pernik