BIOGRAPHY

A voice with an unprecedented timbre,that reflects a profound involvement, reminiscent of Chaliapin’s power…

Alexander Roslavets graduated at St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in 2014 where he studied under Professor Nikolai Okhotnikov. While a student he sang Mephistopheles in “Faust” and King Dodon in “The Golden Cockerel”. In April 2014, he made his debut on the stage of the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint-Petersbourg as Tom in “Un Ballo in Maschera”.

He first appeared at the Bolshoi in 2015 in “La Traviata” under the baton of Tugan Sokhiev and as Don Basilio in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”. In October 2016, he joined the Hamburg State Opera who recently awarded him with a special prize of the best singer of the year.

Alexander Roslavets is the winner of numerous International Competitions such as the Russian National Vocal Graduates Competition in St. Petersburg, where he won the Grand Prix, the Obraztsova Competition, Vishnevskaya Competition in Moscow, Eva Marton Competition in Budapest. In 2017 he took part at Belvedere Competition where he was awarded a special prize, he won the second prize in the 3rd International Singing Competition of Portofino.

Among his recent engagements are Colline in “La Bohème”, Basilio in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, Bartolo in “Le Nozze di Figaro”, Fafner in “Siegfried “and in “Das Rheingold”, Sarastro in “Die Zauberflöte”, debuts at Teatro della Scala in the title role of Cherubini’s “Ali Baba”, at the Metropolitan Opera New York as King Rene in “Iolanta” and at the Glyndebourne Festival as Waterman in “Rusalka”, role that he also sung at the Philarmonie , debuts at La Monnaie in Bruxelles with the Mozart/Da Ponte project, at Deutsche Oper Berlin as Ramfis in “Aida” and Colline and at ROH Covent Garden as Timur in “Turandot”, Don Giovanni at La Monnaie , “War and Peace” in Geneva among others.

His appearance in the role of Boris Godounov in November 2023 at the Toulouse opera and in March 2024 at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris brought him an astounding success. The press compared him to Chaliapin.

Alexander Roslavets enjoys equally working on projects with symphony orchestras and chamber music. His last recital with Andrei Korobeinikov at “La Grange de Meslay” festival in France was sacred one of the highest expression of Art.

Among the highlights of the next season for chamber music projects, is a collaboration with Evgeny Kissin on a European tour and at the Carnegie Hall for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich death.

PRESS QUOTES

« A Tsar is born. « Alexander Roslavets […] was impressive from his first solo passage and made a deep impression with his authentic, noble bass voice, conveying rich nuance through words and music, together with the overwhelming loneliness of power, with moments of meditation borne by a gentle legato. ».
Diapason

“(…) listening to Alexander Roslavets go through all the states of his character, with a stunning vocal presence, we imagined Chaliapin on this same stage, 111 years ago, for the inaugural season of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées.”
ResMusica

« Alexander Roslavets unquestionably lives up to every expectation. This bass singer displays strong stage presence and the quality of his performance as a singer is enhanced by this stability and his noble timbre. His convincing performance is further strengthened by his emphasis on the use of words, together with a deep, far-ranging timbre. »
Bachtrack – Recital at the Festival de la Grange de Meslay, with Andrei Korobeinikov