In February 2017, Dmitry Ulyanov made his debut with resounding success on the stage of the National Opera of Amsterdam in Borodin’s monumental opera “Prince Igor” (Co-production with the Metropolitan Opera), the source for the libretto of which was the monument of ancient Russian literature “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign”.
In this production, Dmitry created two images at once: the revelers and troublemaker Prince Galitsky and the powerful Polovtsian Khan Konchak. Entrusting the performance of two roles simultaneously to one performer when transferring the production of “Prince Igor” from the Metropolitan Opera to the National Opera of the Netherlands in Amsterdam was an interesting and unique idea of the director of the play D. Chernyakov. And Dmitry Ulyanov coped with the task at the highest level, receiving excellent reviews from critics and incredible success with the public.
For Dmitry, this was not only his first performance on the stage of the Amsterdam Opera House, but also his debut in the role of Prince Galitsky. This production featured such eminent artists as Ildar Abdrazakov (Prince Igor), Oksana Dyka (Yaroslavna), Agunda Kulaeva (Konchakovna), and others.
The performances took place on February 7, 10, 13, 17, 20, 23 and 26, 2017. Stage director: Dmitry Chernyakov. Conductor - Stanislav Kochanovsky.
PRESS:
“Dmitry Ulyanov repeated the “take” of Boris Hristov, singing Khan Konchak and the instigator Prince Galitsky, presenting to the audience 2 completely different characters. He amazed the audience with his powerful bass and amazing low notes...”
— Mark Pullinger (backtrak.com)
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«In the title role, Ildar Abdrazakov made the most effective use of his sonorous, warm bass to demonstrate his character's introspection and self-doubt. In contrast to him, another impressive bass, Dmitry Ulyanov, who sang 2 parts at once: the Prince of Galicia and the Polovtsian Khan, enjoyed the black humor and self-confidence of his heroes.”
— Anthony Augus (anthonyogus.co.uk)
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