Ivan Gyngazov
IVAN GYNGAZOV
tenor
Graduated from the Novosibirsk State Conservatory named after M. Glinka (2013). From the 2013 till the 2017 was the soloist of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, where he has impersonated the parts of Vladimir Igorevich (“Prince Igor” A.Borodin), Lensky (“Eugene Onegin” P. I. Tchaikovsky), Pinkerton (“Madame Butterfly” G. Puccini).
In the 2017 Ivan made the debut on the stage of “Helikon-opera” in the first night of the opera “Il Trovatore” as Manrico. Joined the troupe of the “Helikon-Opera” in the August 2017. Later he brilliantly impersonated the part of The Unknown Prince (Calaf) in the opera G. Puccini “Turandot”.
Also, in the season 2017/2018 Ivan made the following debuts: the part of Andrew (P. I. Tchaikovsky’s “Mazepa”), Herman in “The Queen of Spades”, Riccardo in the G. Verdi’s opera “Un ballo in maschera”, Sergei in the D. Shostakovich’s opera “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District”.
In 2020, he became a guest soloist at the Bolshoi Theatre, performing the title role in N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera *Sadko* (directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov).
In 2021, he made his debut at the Opéra Bastille in Paris as part of a "Tchaikovsky Gala" concert series; in 2022, he debuted at the Sydney Opera House as Calaf in *Turandot*; and in 2023, he appeared at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos as Manrico in *Il trovatore*.
He has collaborated with such distinguished conductors as Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Yevgeny Brazhnik, Plácido Domingo, Renato Palumbo, Antonio Pirolli, Leonardo Sini and Andrea Battistoni among others.
He has worked with directors including Dmitri Bertman, Dmitri Tcherniakov, Alexey Stepanyuk, Irkin Gabitov, Stefano Vizioli, and Konstantin Bogomolov.
Ivan Gyngazov has participated in the filming of several *Helikon-Opera* productions for the TV channel *Kultura* (*Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District*, *Tosca*, *Alpha and Omega*, and *Aida*). In 2022, he recorded the soundtrack for the film *Nuremberg* (directed by Nikolai Lebedev). Additionally, a video recording of Hector Berlioz’s *Les Troyens*—featuring Ekaterina Semenchuk and conducted by Valery Gergiev—was produced at the Mariinsky Theatre. On November 12, 2023, the feature-length opera film *The Queen of Spades* premiered with Ivan in the role of Hermann (directed by D. Bertman and V. Spirin).
In December 2023, Ivan Gyngazov performed in a production of Camille Saint-Saëns’ opera "Samson and Delilah" at the Auditorio de Tenerife.
On June 1, 2024, he made his debut at the Vienna State Opera (*Wiener Staatsoper*) in a production of Giacomo Puccini’s *Turandot* (directed by Claus Guth).
On October 24, 2024, he made his debut in the role of Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini’s *Tosca* (directed by Stefano Poda) at the Bolshoi Theatre.
On December 7, 2024, he made his debut at the Berlin State Opera (*Staatsoper Berlin*) in the role of Don José in Georges Bizet’s *Carmen* (directed by Martin Kušej).
Ivan is the recipient of the following awards:
2017 — Special Prize at the International Vocal Competition named after Hariclea Darclée (Romania)
2021 — "Onegin" National Opera Award in the "Debut" category for his performances as Cavaradossi ("Tosca", Helikon-Opera) and Andrei ("The Oprichnik", Mikhailovsky Theatre)
2021 — "Onegin" National Opera Award in the "Ensemble" category for his performance as Manrico ("A Masked Ball", Shostakovich Samara Opera and Ballet Theatre)
2022 — "Onegin" National Opera Award in the "Ensemble" category for his performance as Radamès ("Aida", Helikon-Opera)
2023 — Moscow City Prize in the "Musical Art" category for his performances as Cavaradossi in Giacomo Puccini’s "Tosca" and Radamès in Giuseppe Verdi’s "Aida"
2023 — "Onegin" National Opera Award in the "Ensemble" category for his performance as Don José ("Carmen", Pushkin Nizhny Novgorod Opera and Ballet Theatre)
2024 — "BRAVO" International Music Award in the "Best Classical Male Vocal" category
In 2022, he was named a laureate of the Moscow Prize, receiving the Moscow City Prize in the field of literature and the arts.
Repertoire in the Helikon-opera:
G. Verdi “Il Trovatore” - Manrico
G. Puccini “Turandot” – Calaf
P. Tchaikovsky “Mazeppa” - Andrey
P. Tchaikovsky “The Queen of spades” - Herman
G. Verdi “Un ballo in maschera” - Riccardo
D. Shostakovich “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District” - Sergey
G. Bizet “Carmen” - Don José
S. Rachmaninoff “Aleko” - Young Gypsy
P. Tchaikovsky “Eugene Onegin” - Vladimir Lensky
J. Offenbach “La belle Hélène” - Pâris
P. Tchaikovsky “Iolanta” – Count Vaudémont
G. Puccini “Tosca” - Mario Cavaradossi
G. Shohat “Alfa & Omega” - Alfa
G. Verdi “Aida” - Radamès
P. Mascagni “Cavalleria rusticana” - Turiddu
G. Puccini "Madama Butterfly" - Pinkerton
A. P. Borodin "Prince Igor" - Vladimir Igorevich