Nikolay Didenko

Russian bass Nikolay Didenko graduated from the Moscow Academy of Choral art in both singing and conducting in 2003. Between 2003 and 2004 he was a soloist of the ‘New Opera’ in Moscow and until 2005 a member of the Houston Grand Opera Studio. He participated in several productions for the Houston Grand Opera including 'Turandot', 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia', 'Die Zauberflote', 'Tosca.

As a guest soloist, Mr Didenko has performed at the Alte Oper, Frankfurt, the Rheingau Musikfestival and at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow. Amongst many of the conductors he has worked with include Patrick Summers, Vladimir Spivakov and Mikhail Pletnev.

Recording credits include 'Iolanta' with Fedoseev and Rimsky Korsakov’s 'The song of Oleg the Wise'.

Among his previous appearances are Frere Laurent in 'Romeo et Juliette', Alidoro in 'La Cenerentola' and Colline in 'La Boheme' at the Houston Grand Opera conducted by Patrick Summers, Basilio in 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' at the New York City Opera, the Verdi Requiem with the Houston SO, 'Les Troyens' at the Opera National de Paris, Bastille and 'Mozart and Salieri' with the Real Filarmonica de Galicia.

His future engagements include Pistola in 'Falstaff' at the Bilbao Opera, 'Il Turco in Italia' and 'Romeo et Juliet' at the Royal Danish Opera, Colline in 'La Boheme', Filippo in 'Don Carlo' and Il Commendatore in 'Don Giovanni' at the Cologne Opera. He will also sing Ramfis in 'Aida', Oroveso in 'Norma' at the Teatro Comunale, Trieste.