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Azerbaijani opera singer (born 1975)
Elchin Azizov
Azizov at the Khari Bulbul Music Festival in Shusha, 2021Azizov at the Khari Bulbul Music Festival in Shusha, 2021
Background information
Birth nameElchin Yashar oglu Azizov
Born (1975-08-13) August 13, 1975 (age 49)
Baku, Azerbaijan
GenresOpera
Years active1992–present
Musical artist

Elchin Azizov (Azerbaijani: Elçin Əzizov, born Elchin Yashar oglu Azizov; August 13, 1975) is an Azerbaijani opera baritone. From 1992 to 2001, he was a member of the Parni iz Baku team of the Russian TV show KVN. Since 2008, he has been a soloist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Biography

Azizov was born in 1975, in Baku. He studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and obtained his diploma as a movie stage director. He continued his studies at the opera studio at the Baku Music Academy (with Azad Aliyev, conductor), and at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg (with Richard Miller and Alessandro Misciasci). Thereafter, 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 was expected to make his debut at both Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Ibn-Hakia in Tchaikovsky's Iolanta and Opéra de Montréal 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 Bulbul in Baku (2005).

Personal life

Elchin Azizov is married to artist Hamida Malikova, great-granddaughter of Jalil Mammadguluzadeh and Hamida Javanshir (whom she was named after). They have one son.

References

  1. "Azerbaijan's Elchin Azizov sings Duke Igor opera in Moscow". vestnikkavkaza.net. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. "Musical World:Elchin Azizov". musicalworld.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. "Principal soloists at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow". imgartists.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. Elchin Azizov: Jealous of Those Who Visit Baku for the First Time Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine. Azerbaijanskie Izvestia. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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