Ilja Kazakov

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Ilia Kazakov, was born in 1992 in Kazan. He graduated from Kazan Music School with a specialty in choir  conducting (class D.A. Venediktova). In 2012 he entered the Kazan  State Conservatoire with the specialty of choir conducting (class A.I.  Zapparova). In 2016 he performed military service as part of the  Alexandrov Academic Song and Dance Ensemble. In 2017 he  performed as part of the State Academic Choir Chapel named after  Jurlov under the management of the People 's Artist of the Russian  Federation G.A. Dmitry. In the same year he entered the State  Musical Pedagogical Institute named after Ippolitov-Ivanov with the  specialty of choir conducting (class O.S. Karaseva). In parallel he  studied vocals with M.V. Rodchikova and A.P. Cilinko. In 2019 he  became the winner of the VII International Competition of Opera  Artists Galina Višniewski and the winner of a special prize (a year of  study at the Opera Singing Center). Since September 2019 he has  been studying at the Opera Singing Center (class of People 's Artist of  the Russian Federation A.A. Loshak). In October 2019 he became a  member of the master class in Italy, as part of the international Young  opera project, and performed at the Olympico Theatre of Vicenza,  project manager Christian Ricci . He participated in the casting of the  television project »Big Opera«, performed Varlaam 's song from the  opera »Boris Godunov« and an excerpt from Philip 's aria in the opera »Don Carlos«, after which he was invited to the theatre of  the Helicon Opera.

Performances with Ilja Kazakov

Saison 2024-25
Sun
11 May
15:00—16:00
Konzert Gustav-Mahler-Saal
Ensemble­matinee im Mahler-Saal

Cast on Sunday 11. May 2025

Wed
28 May
19:00—21:30
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Das Rheingold

Cast on Wednesday 28. May 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

Friedrich Zorn
U27
Zyklus »Ring 1«

Ticket information

Saison 2024/2025

Der Ring-Zyklus ist ein musikalischer Marathon, der das Publikum auf eine Reise durch Mythologie und menschliche Dramen führt. Diese monumentale Opernsaga, komponiert von Richard Wagner, vereint atemberaubende Musik, fesselnde Handlung und beeindruckende Bühnenbilder zu einem unvergesslichen Gesamtkunstwerk.

28. Mai 2025: DAS RHEINGOLD
2. Juni 2025: DIE WALKÜRE
8. Juni 2025: SIEGRIED
15. Juni 2025: GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Fri
20 Jun
19:00—21:30
Richard Wagner
Oper Main Stage

with Iain Paterson, Daniel Behle, Noa Beinart, Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Michael Laurenz, Ilja Kazakov, Kwangchul Youn, Conductor: Philippe Jordan

Das Rheingold

Cast on Friday 20. June 2025

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

Friedrich Zorn
Zyklus »Ring 2«

Ticket information

Saison 2024/2025

Der Ring-Zyklus ist ein musikalischer Marathon, der das Publikum auf eine Reise durch Mythologie und menschliche Dramen führt. Diese monumentale Opernsaga, komponiert von Richard Wagner, vereint atemberaubende Musik, fesselnde Handlung und beeindruckende Bühnenbilder zu einem unvergesslichen Gesamtkunstwerk.

20. Juni 2025: DAS RHEINGOLD
22. Juni 2025: DIE WALKÜRE
25. Juni 2025: SIEGRIED
28. Juni 2025: GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG