Video “Mazeppa” from the Mariinsky Theatre

Nicolai Putilin
Baritone

People´s Artist of Russia
People´s Artist of Tatarstan
Recipient of the State Prize of Russia
Prize-winner at the International Competition (Sofia, 1988)
Prize-winner at the I International Chaliapin Competition (2^nd prize, Kazan, 1989)
Mariinsky Theatre soloist since 1992

Repertoire includes:
Shchelkalov, Rangoni (Boris Godunov),
Shaklovity (Khovanshchina),
Igor Svyatoslavovich (Prince Igor),
Demon (The Demon),
Onegin (Eugene Onegin),
Mazepa (Mazepa),
Robert, Ebn-Hakia (Iolanta),
Tomsky (The Queen of Spades),
Mizgir (The Snow Maiden),
Venetian Merchant (Sadko),
Gryaznoi (The Tsar´s Bride),
Fyodor Poyarok (The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh and the Maiden Fevronia),
the Emperor of China (Le rossignol),
Ruprecht (The Fiery Angel),
Тonio (I pagliacci),
Nabucco (Nabucco),
Rigoletto (Rigoletto),
Giorgio Germont (La traviata),
Don Carlo (La forza del destino),
Marquis di Posa (Don Carlo),
Amonasro (Aida),
Iago (Otello),
Scarpia (Tosca),
Valentin (Faust),
Escamillo (Carmen),
Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro),
the Dutchman (Der Fliegende Holländer),
Klingsor (Parsifal),
Jokannan (Salome).

Has toured with the Mariinsky Opera Company and independently to Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Japan, the USA, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Korea, Israel and Luxemburg.
Has performed at renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera (11 seasons), the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, La Scala, the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Academy Santa Cecilia and has taken part in the Salzburg Festival.
Phillips audio and video recordings include The Queen of Spades, Sadko, Iolanta, La forza del destino, Mazepa, Prince Igor and Boris Godunov (Philips Classics, NHK).

Mr. Putilin recently sang Tomsky “Pique Dame” in Lyon.  In the future, he will sing the title role in the new Teatr Wielki production of ”Boris Godunov” ( production by Mariusz Treliński) at the end of Ocotber 2009.  Thsi production will also have performances in December 2009 and three additional performances in 2010.