From: "John T Connor" <jtconnor@tmrussia.com>
Subject: Russian National Day Program at Carnegie Hall, June 12, 2008
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 12:30:37 -0400
For your possible interest.
John T. Connor
Portfolio Manager
Third Millennium Russia Fund
http://tmrussia.com
Under the Patronage of H.E. Vitaliy Churkin, Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations and Hon. Sergey Garmonin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York
International Concerts Presents
“RUSSIA DAY” CONCERT
Carnegie Hall
Thursday, June 12, 2008, 7pm
Starring
Vladimir Galouzine , Tenor,
Metropolitan Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, Covent Garden
ELENA OBRAZTSOVA, Mezzo-Soprano,
Metropolitan Opera, Mariinsky Theatre, Covent Garden, La Scala
(45th Anniversary Special Guest Appearance)
Principal Underwriter
Third Millennium Russia Fund
Chairman, John T. Connor
Vladimir Galouzine, Tenor
Vladimir Galouzine is currently performing the title role of “The Gambler” at
the Metropolitan Opera to critical acclaim. Anthony Tomassini, critic for the
New York Times wrote, “Vladimir Galouzine brings his Otello-size voice to the
daunting role of Alexei, singing with clarion power and rich colorings.”
In Fall of 2007, President Vladimir Putin designated Galouzine as The People’s Artist, Russia’s highest artistic award. Galouzine has interpreted most leading tenor roles of the Russian and Italian repertoire. Among them Hermann (The Queen of Spades), Otello, (Otello), The Pretender (Boris Godunov), Sadko (Sadko), Andrey Khovansky (Khovashchina), Grishka Kuterma and Prince Vsevolod (The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and Maiden Fevronia), Vladimir Igorevich (Prince Igor), Alexey (The Gambler), Don Carlos (Don Carlos), Sergey (Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk), Calaf (Turandot), Radames (Aida), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly) and Cavaradossi (Tosca). At the best opera houses worldwide, including Opera Bastille Paris, Lyric Opera Chicago, Metropolitan Opera New York, La Scala Milan and Royal Opera House Covent Garden London. Being a close friend of Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Galouzine remains a member of the Mariinsky Theatre, with whom he has participated in many tours throughout the world. This concert marks Galouzine’s Carnegie Hall Debut.
“What really amazes me is the whole range of talents that this outstanding singer possesses. He has the astonishing ability to illuminate everything around him.” - Valery Gergiev, Kirov Theatre, 2006
“Vladimir Galouzine’s Gherman was the best thing I’ve heard since the opening of the season: a well-projected, expressive, giving performance.” - The Queen of Spades, Music OMH.com 2006
“In his signature role of Tchaikovsky’s tortured Gherman, Galouzine was sensational.” - The Queen of Spades, Covent Garden, The Guardian, Nov. 2006
Elena Obraztsova, Mezzo-Soprano
Elena Obraztsova is one of opera’s all-time greatest stars. She appears in this concert in celebration of her forty fifth anniversary on stage. This legendary artist has performed on the most celebrated opera stages of the world: the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres, La Scala, El Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, the Grand Opera, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, and the San Francisco Opera; with many of the worlds most famous singers including Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Jose Carreras, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Mirella Freni, Renata Scotto, Carlo Bergonzi, Fedora Barbieri, Nikolai Giuselev, Montserrat Caballe.
She has appeared with the most prominent opera and symphony orchestra conductors, including Herbert von Karajan, Ricardo Mutti, Lorin Maazel, and Claudio Abbado. Elena Obraztsova has performed the leading mezzo-sopranos roles on the world’s most famous opera stages: Marina Mnishek in Boris Godunov, Polina and the Countess in the Queen of Spades, Princess Mary and Helene Bezrukova in War and Peace, Amneris in Aida, Marfa in Khovanshchina, the Princess in Adriana Lecouvreur, Carmen in Carmen, Azucena in Il Travodore, Dalila in Samson and Dalila, Lyubov in Sadko, and many, many more.
She has sung in Tokyo, Osaka, Budapest, Vienna, Milan, New York, Washington, Wiesbaden, Marseille, Barcelona, San Francisco, London, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Paris, Rome and many other cities of the world. She has received all of the highest awards of the USSR and Russia, and is also a recipient of Russia’s Gold Medal as The People’s Artist. She is the Founder/Director of the prestigious Elena Obraztsova Vocal Competition and is also Artistic Director of the Maly Theatre in St. Petersburg.
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