Dmitry Skorikov
DMITRY SKORIKOV
bass
Born in Ruza, Moscow Oblast. Graduated from the Academic Music College of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, сonducting and choral department, the class of professor I.G. Agafonnikova, later - the Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music by specialty “Solo singing” (the class of professor A.S. Belousova).
Since 2002 he is the soloist of the Helikon-opera theatre. On the theatre’s stage Dmitry Skorikov has impersonated such parts as Don Pasquale (“Don Pasquale” by G.Donizetti), Falstaff (“Falstaff” by G. Verdi), Ramfis (“Aida” by G. Verdi), Kotchubey (“Mazeppa” by P. I. Tchaikovsky), Malyuta Skuratov (“The Tsar’s Bride” by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Vodník (“Rusalka” by A. Dvořák), Boris Godunov and Pimen (“Boris Godunov” by M. Mussorgsky), Don Bartolo (“Il Barbiere di Siviglia” by G.Rossini), Salieri (“Mozart and Salieri” by N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov), Timur (“Turandot” by G. Puccini), Ferrando (“Il trovatore” by G. Verdi) etc.
Dmitry Skorikov is the guest soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow), the Mikhailovsky Theatre (Saint-Petersburg), the Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre (Samara), the Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre (Perm).
In 2017 he was nominated for the prestigious National Theatre Award “The Golden Mask" (2016) for the best male role - Boris Timofeevich Izmailov in “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk” by D. Shostakovich at the Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre.
He was on tour in France, Spain, The Netherlands, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, China, South Korea, Thailand, Brazil. He cooperates with different symphonic orchestras and folk instrument orchestras.
Participated in projects with the world opera stars: D. Hvorostovsky, A. Netrebko, E. Obraztsova, D. Korchak, L. Kleikomb, R. Pape and also wish such outstanding conductors as G. Rozhdestvensky, M. Pletnev, V. Fedoseev, T. Currentzis, A. Pappano, V. Jurowski, V. Ponkin, M. Tatarnikov, V. Sinaisky, E. Klas, Y. Bashmet, A. Sladkovsky.
Concert activity takes a significant place in Dmitry’s art. He regularly has solo concerts on the prestigious venues of Moscow and is touring over the Russian cities, performing old Russian romances, folk songs, chamber vocal compositions, arias from the operas, Russian and foreign pop-songs.
Dmitry Skorikov is the frequent guest in show “Romantika romansa” at the “Kultura” TV-channel.
I. Operatic roles, performed in productions of the Helikon-opera
- M. Mussorgsky “Boris Godunov” – Boris Godunov and Pimen
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “The Tsar’s Bride” – Malyuta Skuratov
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “Kashchey the Deathless” - Storm-Bogatyr
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “Mozart and Salieri” – Salieri
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “Sadko” – Ocean-Sea, the Sea King
- A. Sergunin “Doctor Haass” - Nobleman, Rogue, Servant
- P. I. Tchaikovsky “Mazeppa” – Kotchubey
- P. I. Tchaikovsky “Eugene Onegin” – Gremin, Zaretskiy
- S. S. Prokofiev “Love for Three Oranges” – Tchelio
- D. D. Shostakovich “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk district”– Boris Timofeevich Izmailov
- A. Grétry “Peter the Great”– Georges, Lefort
- J. Lampe “Pyramus and Thisbe” - Leo, Theater Director
- J. S. Bach “Kaffeekantate” – Starodum
- J. S. Bach “Bauernkantate” – Mikael
- G.Donizetti “Don Pasquale” – Don Pasquale
- G.Rossini “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” – Don Bartolo
- W. A. Mozart “La clemenza di Tito” – Publio
- W. A. Mozart “Le nozze di Figaro” – Bartolo
- G. Verdi “Aida” – Ramfis
- G. Verdi “Nabucco” - High priest
- G. Verdi “Un Ballo in Maschera” – Tom
- G. Verdi “Falstaff” – Falstaff
- G. Verdi “Il trovatore” – Ferrando
- G. Bizet “Carmen” – Sergunin
- R. Wagner, “Das Liebesverbot” - Angelo
- A. Dvořák “Rusalka” – Vodník
- L. Janacek “Vec Makropulos”– Lawyer Kolenaty
- J. Reise “Rasputin” - General Zhevadov
- J. Strauss “Die Fledermaus” – Frank
- G. Puccini “Turandot” – Timur
- A. Manotskov “Chaadsky” - Famusov
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov “The Golden cockerel” - General Polkan
- P. I. Tchaikovsky “Iolanta” – Bertran
- G. Verdi “La Traviata” - Dottore Grenvil
- A. Dargomyzhsky "The Stone Guest" - Leporello
- G. Puccini “Tosca” - A Sacristan
- G. Shohat “Alfa & Omega” - Bear
- N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov "The Tsar's Bride" - Sobakin
- S. Rachmaninoff “Aleko” - An old man, Zemfira's father
- P. I. Tchaikovsky “Cherevichki” - Pan Golova